Literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Literacy rate, adult female was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 92.6% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador peaked at 95.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 42nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 80.4% | — |
| 1990 | 86.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -3.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 92.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 92.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 89.7% | 91.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 90.2% | 93.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.5% | 95.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Ecuador was 92.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.