Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.9 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador stood at 0.9 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 0.97 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.76 LPIA, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 30th of 55 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.76 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.85 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.86 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.86 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.87 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.93 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.91 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.89 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.97 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 LPIA | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8625 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador was 0.9 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release