Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.91 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.91 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
28th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.93 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.81 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
24
1982–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.91 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador peaked at 0.93 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 28th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.81 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.84 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8575 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8907 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.86 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.87 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8889 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9006 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.88 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8921 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.91 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.8575 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8829 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9006 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9084 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador was 0.91 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release