Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador is 55.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador peaked at 66.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 24th of 55 countries on this measure, 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, rural, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 38.2% | 53.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 42.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 51.8% | 66.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Ecuador was 55.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release