Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 93.5% for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 96.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 43rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.0% | 92.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.6% | 94.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.5% | 96.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.