Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity was 0.95 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.95 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.93 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9079 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9239 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9147 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9648 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9593 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9578 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9324 GPIA | 0.9079 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9674 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador was 0.95 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release