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

Ecuador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.8864 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8864 LPIA
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9461 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8706 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811990200320171990: 0.871 LPIA2001: 0.913 LPIA2007: 0.891 LPIA2008: 0.903 LPIA2009: 0.9 LPIA2010: 0.895 LPIA2011: 0.874 LPIA2012: 0.89 LPIA2013: 0.923 LPIA2014: 0.946 LPIA2015: 0.941 LPIA2016: 0.946 LPIA2017: 0.886 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador is 0.8864 LPIA, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador peaked at 0.9461 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8706 LPIA, in 1990.

Ecuador ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, 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, male, adjusted location in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.8706 LPIA
2001 0.9132 LPIA +4.9%
2007 0.891 LPIA -2.4%
2008 0.9032 LPIA +1.4%
2009 0.9002 LPIA -0.3%
2010 0.8951 LPIA -0.6%
2011 0.8744 LPIA -2.3%
2012 0.8896 LPIA +1.7%
2013 0.9226 LPIA +3.7%
2014 0.9461 LPIA +2.6%
2015 0.941 LPIA -0.5%
2016 0.9458 LPIA +0.5%
2017 0.8864 LPIA -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8706 LPIA 0.8706 LPIA 0.8706 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9019 LPIA 0.891 LPIA 0.9132 LPIA 4
2010s 0.9126 LPIA 0.8744 LPIA 0.9461 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 18 Dominican Republic 0.9224 LPIA compare
  2. 19 Colombia 0.9064 LPIA compare
  3. 20 El Salvador 0.8935 LPIA compare
  4. 22 Cambodia 0.8748 LPIA compare
  5. 23 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8741 LPIA compare
  6. 24 South Africa 0.8543 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Ecuador was 0.8864 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9461 LPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8706 LPIA in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
Ecuador ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, 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/