Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 89.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 95.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 26th 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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.9% | — |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.7% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 89.2% | 95.0% | 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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release