Literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, youth total was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 93.4% | — |
| 1990 | 96.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.4% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 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, youth total in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Ecuador was 99.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.