Literacy rate in Ecuador in 2024 — 93.49%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 29. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 9.94 pp.
1982–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.49 | — |
| 2022 | 96.26 | +1.78 pp |
| 2021 | 94.48 | +0.85 pp |
| 2020 | 93.63 | — |
| 2017 | 92.83 | −1.52 pp |
| 2016 | 94.35 | −0.11 pp |
| 2015 | 94.46 | +0.24 pp |
| 2014 | 94.22 | +0.93 pp |
| 2013 | 93.29 | +1.23 pp |
| 2012 | 92.06 | +0.47 pp |
| 2011 | 91.59 | −0.26 pp |
| 2010 | 91.85 | −0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 92.25 | −0.14 pp |
| 2008 | 92.39 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 92.1 | — |
| 2001 | 90.98 | — |
| 1990 | 88.3 | — |
| 1982 | 83.55 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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