Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 94.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 76.6% | — |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 89.0% | 93.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 92.5% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 97.1% | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Ecuador was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release