Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador is 81.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador peaked at 87.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 44th of 87 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 64.5% | — |
| 1990 | 70.7% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.9% | 78.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 75.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.8% | 87.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Ecuador was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release