Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.8926 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8926 LPIA
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
19th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9324 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.841 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, 1990–2017

00.20.40.60.811990200320171990: 0.841 LPIA2001: 0.893 LPIA2007: 0.871 LPIA2008: 0.882 LPIA2009: 0.881 LPIA2010: 0.876 LPIA2011: 0.853 LPIA2012: 0.868 LPIA2013: 0.907 LPIA2014: 0.932 LPIA2015: 0.921 LPIA2016: 0.924 LPIA2017: 0.893 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.8926 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador peaked at 0.9324 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.841 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.841 LPIA
2001 0.8928 LPIA +6.2%
2007 0.8713 LPIA -2.4%
2008 0.8817 LPIA +1.2%
2009 0.8808 LPIA -0.1%
2010 0.8765 LPIA -0.5%
2011 0.8532 LPIA -2.7%
2012 0.8683 LPIA +1.8%
2013 0.9066 LPIA +4.4%
2014 0.9324 LPIA +2.8%
2015 0.9213 LPIA -1.2%
2016 0.9241 LPIA +0.3%
2017 0.8926 LPIA -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.841 LPIA 0.841 LPIA 0.841 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8817 LPIA 0.8713 LPIA 0.8928 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8969 LPIA 0.8532 LPIA 0.9324 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 16 Dominican Republic 0.9268 LPIA compare
  2. 17 Mexico 0.9202 LPIA compare
  3. 18 Colombia 0.9152 LPIA compare
  4. 20 Peru 0.8847 LPIA compare
  5. 21 El Salvador 0.882 LPIA compare
  6. 22 Brazil 0.8695 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador was 0.8926 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9324 LPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.841 LPIA in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
Ecuador ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/