Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 87.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 93.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 26th of 53 countries on this measure, 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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -6.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 87.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.9%, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 87.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.9%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.7% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 82.1% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.4% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador was 87.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release