Ecuador Literacy Rate 1982-2023
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.
- Ecuador literacy rate for 2021 was 94.48%, a 0.86% increase from 2020.
- Ecuador literacy rate for 2020 was 93.63%, a 0.8% increase from 2017.
- Ecuador literacy rate for 2017 was 92.83%, a 1.52% decline from 2016.
- Ecuador literacy rate for 2016 was 94.35%, a 0.11% decline from 2015.
| Ecuador Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
94.48% |
0.86% |
| 2020 |
93.63% |
0.80% |
| 2017 |
92.83% |
-1.52% |
| 2016 |
94.35% |
-0.11% |
| 2015 |
94.46% |
0.23% |
| 2014 |
94.22% |
0.93% |
| 2013 |
93.29% |
1.23% |
| 2012 |
92.06% |
0.48% |
| 2011 |
91.59% |
-0.27% |
| 2010 |
91.85% |
-0.40% |
| 2009 |
92.25% |
-0.14% |
| 2008 |
92.39% |
0.29% |
| 2007 |
92.10% |
1.11% |
| 2001 |
90.98% |
2.69% |
| 1990 |
88.30% |
4.75% |
| 1982 |
83.55% |
4.75% |
