Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.95 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
23
1990–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador stood at 1 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.95 LPIA, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.95 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9582 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9778 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9778 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.995 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.999 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.998 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9763 LPIA | 0.9582 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9924 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 0.998 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Albania 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Maldives 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Mongolia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release