Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate male) was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Ecuador stood at 95.6%.
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, male in Ecuador peaked at 97.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 88 countries on this measure, 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, male (%) (rate male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.6% | — |
| 1990 | 89.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.1%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.2%, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.3% | 94.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
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, population 25-64 years, male in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Ecuador was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release