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

Ecuador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.898 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.898 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9179 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8077 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811990200320171990: 0.808 LPIA2001: 0.871 LPIA2007: 0.85 LPIA2008: 0.859 LPIA2009: 0.86 LPIA2010: 0.856 LPIA2011: 0.831 LPIA2012: 0.846 LPIA2013: 0.889 LPIA2014: 0.918 LPIA2015: 0.902 LPIA2016: 0.902 LPIA2017: 0.898 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.898 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2017.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 0.9179 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8077 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 18th out of 36 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, female, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.8077 LPIA
2001 0.8709 LPIA +7.8%
2007 0.85 LPIA -2.4%
2008 0.859 LPIA +1.1%
2009 0.8597 LPIA +0.1%
2010 0.8558 LPIA -0.5%
2011 0.8308 LPIA -2.9%
2012 0.8462 LPIA +1.9%
2013 0.8893 LPIA +5.1%
2014 0.9179 LPIA +3.2%
2015 0.9015 LPIA -1.8%
2016 0.9022 LPIA +0.1%
2017 0.898 LPIA -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8077 LPIA 0.8077 LPIA 0.8077 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8599 LPIA 0.85 LPIA 0.8709 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8802 LPIA 0.8308 LPIA 0.9179 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 15 Colombia 0.9248 LPIA compare
  2. 16 Türkiye 0.9229 LPIA compare
  3. 17 Mexico 0.9127 LPIA compare
  4. 19 Brazil 0.8883 LPIA compare
  5. 20 Honduras 0.8701 LPIA compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.8693 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Ecuador was 0.898 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9179 LPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8077 LPIA in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Ecuador ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 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/