Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.73 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador stood at 0.73 LPIA.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador peaked at 0.79 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5916 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.73 LPIA | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5916 LPIA | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6377 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6252 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.63 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.62 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.65 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.63 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.69 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.76 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.73 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.74 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.66 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6725 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6249 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.69 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.74 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.79 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7136 LPIA | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.73 LPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6349 LPIA | 0.5916 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6757 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7327 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador was 0.73 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5916 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release