Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 91.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Ecuador peaked at 95.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 25th 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 83.6% | 88.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.5% | 95.6% | 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, male in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Ecuador was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Ecuador ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release