Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.88 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador is 0.88 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 0.94 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.81 LPIA, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 31st out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.81 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.85 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.86 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.86 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.86 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.83 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.85 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.89 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.92 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.88 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.94 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.88 LPIA | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.86 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8812 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.91 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.89 LPIA compare
- 28 Honduras 0.89 LPIA compare
- 28 South Africa 0.89 LPIA compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.88 LPIA compare
- 33 Guatemala 0.85 LPIA compare
- 34 Peru 0.83 LPIA compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador was 0.88 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release