Literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, adult male was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador stood at 94.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador peaked at 96.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 86.8% | — |
| 1990 | 90.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 94.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 94.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 93.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.0% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Ecuador was 94.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.