Ecuador - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Ecuador was 99.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.40 in 2017, while its lowest value was 92.28 in 1982.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 92.28 |
| 1990 | 95.83 |
| 2001 | 96.49 |
| 2007 | 98.56 |
| 2008 | 98.48 |
| 2009 | 98.88 |
| 2010 | 98.85 |
| 2011 | 98.81 |
| 2012 | 98.89 |
| 2013 | 98.63 |
| 2014 | 99.19 |
| 2015 | 98.91 |
| 2016 | 99.14 |
| 2017 | 99.40 |
| 2020 | 99.09 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Ecuador was 98.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.34 in 2015, while its lowest value was 94.55 in 1982.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 94.55 |
| 1990 | 96.58 |
| 2001 | 96.38 |
| 2007 | 98.23 |
| 2008 | 98.43 |
| 2009 | 98.72 |
| 2010 | 98.47 |
| 2011 | 98.59 |
| 2012 | 98.77 |
| 2013 | 98.58 |
| 2014 | 99.01 |
| 2015 | 99.34 |
| 2016 | 98.98 |
| 2017 | 99.11 |
| 2020 | 98.50 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Ecuador was 98.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.26 in 2017, while its lowest value was 93.40 in 1982.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 93.40 |
| 1990 | 96.19 |
| 2001 | 96.44 |
| 2007 | 98.39 |
| 2008 | 98.45 |
| 2009 | 98.80 |
| 2010 | 98.65 |
| 2011 | 98.69 |
| 2012 | 98.83 |
| 2013 | 98.60 |
| 2014 | 99.10 |
| 2015 | 99.13 |
| 2016 | 99.06 |
| 2017 | 99.26 |
| 2020 | 98.77 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Ecuador was 92.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.31 in 2016, while its lowest value was 80.41 in 1982.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 80.41 |
| 1990 | 86.19 |
| 2001 | 89.70 |
| 2007 | 90.87 |
| 2008 | 91.12 |
| 2009 | 90.92 |
| 2010 | 90.47 |
| 2011 | 90.22 |
| 2012 | 90.95 |
| 2013 | 92.22 |
| 2014 | 93.25 |
| 2015 | 93.26 |
| 2016 | 93.31 |
| 2017 | 92.09 |
| 2020 | 92.49 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Ecuador was 94.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.73 in 2015, while its lowest value was 86.79 in 1982.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 86.79 |
| 1990 | 90.50 |
| 2001 | 92.33 |
| 2007 | 93.39 |
| 2008 | 93.75 |
| 2009 | 93.66 |
| 2010 | 93.32 |
| 2011 | 93.05 |
| 2012 | 93.25 |
| 2013 | 94.43 |
| 2014 | 95.26 |
| 2015 | 95.73 |
| 2016 | 95.45 |
| 2017 | 93.78 |
| 2020 | 94.81 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Ecuador was 93.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 94.46 in 2015, while its lowest value was 83.55 in 1982.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 83.55 |
| 1990 | 88.30 |
| 2001 | 90.98 |
| 2007 | 92.10 |
| 2008 | 92.39 |
| 2009 | 92.25 |
| 2010 | 91.85 |
| 2011 | 91.59 |
| 2012 | 92.06 |
| 2013 | 93.29 |
| 2014 | 94.22 |
| 2015 | 94.46 |
| 2016 | 94.35 |
| 2017 | 92.83 |
| 2020 | 93.63 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
