Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.96 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
17
1990–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.96 LPIA, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 3rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.96 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9775 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Maldives 1.04 LPIA compare
- 2 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Chile 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Paraguay 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tunisia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 LPIA in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release