Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 96.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador stood at 96.26. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador peaked at 96.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.5, in 1950.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.5 | — |
| 1982 | 83.55 | +45.3% |
| 1990 | 88.3 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 90.98 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 92.1 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 92.39 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.25 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.85 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.59 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.06 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.29 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.22 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.46 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.35 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.83 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 93.63 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.48 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.26 | +1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 96.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 96.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.56, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +45.3% | 57.5 | 83.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.55 | 83.55 | 83.55 | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.3 | 88.3 | 88.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.93 | 90.98 | 92.39 | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.08 | 91.59 | 94.46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.79 | 93.63 | 96.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ecuador was 96.26 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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