Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 21st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.6% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 94.1% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes in Ecuador was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 21st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release