Cross country literacy rates in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cross country literacy rates was 93.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cross country literacy rates in Ecuador, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cross country literacy rates in Ecuador stood at 93.49.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in Ecuador peaked at 96.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.5, in 1950.
Ecuador ranks 65th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Cross country literacy rates in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.5 | — |
| 1982 | 83.55 | +45.3% |
| 1990 | 88.3 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 90.98 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 92.1 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 92.39 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.25 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.85 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.59 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.06 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.29 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.22 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.46 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.35 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.83 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 93.63 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.48 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.26 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.49 | -2.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 93.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.44, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 93.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.38, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cross country literacy rates in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +45.3% | 57.5 | 83.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.55 | 83.55 | 83.55 | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.3 | 88.3 | 88.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.93 | 90.98 | 92.39 | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.08 | 91.59 | 94.46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.47 | 93.49 | 96.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in Ecuador?
- Cross country literacy rates in Ecuador was 93.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for cross country literacy rates?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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