Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.81 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador is 0.81 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 0.84 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.66 LPIA, in 2011.
Ecuador ranks 27th 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.67 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.78 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.68 LPIA | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.66 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.69 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.75 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.82 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.82 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.66 LPIA | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.76 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.79 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.84 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.81 LPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.67 LPIA | 0.67 LPIA | 0.67 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.715 LPIA | 0.68 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7375 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 4 |
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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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador was 0.81 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release