Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.98 index
in 1982
Years of data
24
1982–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador stood at 1 index.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.98 index, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.98 index | — |
| 1990 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.999 index | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.998 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.998 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 index in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.