Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.92 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador is 0.92 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador peaked at 0.96 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.81 LPIA, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 25th of 53 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.81 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.88 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8346 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8543 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8638 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.92 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.93 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.93 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9196 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9118 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.96 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.929 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.92 LPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8704 LPIA | 0.8346 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9378 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador was 0.92 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Ecuador ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release