Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 13,864 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
13,864 number
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
54th
of 86 countries
All-time high
46,984 number
in 1982
All-time low
10,086 number
in 2015
Years of data
14
1982–2017

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador, 1982–2017

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1982199920171982: 47.0k number1990: 36.3k number2001: 45.9k number2007: 24.6k number2008: 22.0k number2009: 18.2k number2010: 22.1k number2011: 20.6k number2012: 18.1k number2013: 21.2k number2014: 14.9k number2015: 10.1k number2016: 15.7k number2017: 13.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador stood at 13,864 number.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador peaked at 46,984 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 10,086 number, in 2015.

That places Ecuador 54th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Ecuador, 1982 to 2017.
Year number Change
1982 46,984 number
1990 36,305 number -22.7%
2001 45,862 number +26.3%
2007 24,584 number -46.4%
2008 22,014 number -10.5%
2009 18,192 number -17.4%
2010 22,070 number +21.3%
2011 20,606 number -6.6%
2012 18,083 number -12.2%
2013 21,167 number +17.1%
2014 14,898 number -29.6%
2015 10,086 number -32.3%
2016 15,719 number +55.8%
2017 13,864 number -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 46,984 number 46,984 number 46,984 number 1
1990s 36,305 number 36,305 number 36,305 number 1
2000s 27,663 number 18,192 number 45,862 number 4
2010s 17,062 number 10,086 number 22,070 number 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 51 El Salvador 14,250 number compare
  2. 52 Namibia 14,203 number compare
  3. 53 Chile 14,017 number compare
  4. 55 Dominican Republic 11,572 number compare
  5. 56 Jordan 7,809 number compare
  6. 57 Spain 7,145 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Ecuador was 13,864 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 46,984 number in 1982.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 10,086 number in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Ecuador ranks 54th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.