Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador

Ecuador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.6642 LPIA in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6642 LPIA
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.7576 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.5998 LPIA
in 2011
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, 1990–2017

00.20.40.60.81990200320171990: 0.603 LPIA2001: 0.732 LPIA2007: 0.607 LPIA2008: 0.625 LPIA2009: 0.624 LPIA2010: 0.654 LPIA2011: 0.6 LPIA2012: 0.63 LPIA2013: 0.69 LPIA2014: 0.758 LPIA2015: 0.727 LPIA2016: 0.737 LPIA2017: 0.664 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2017, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador stood at 0.6642 LPIA.

That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador peaked at 0.7576 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5998 LPIA, in 2011.

That places Ecuador 22nd out of 37 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6027 LPIA 0.6027 LPIA 0.6027 LPIA 1
2000s 0.6472 LPIA 0.6072 LPIA 0.7321 LPIA 4
2010s 0.6823 LPIA 0.5998 LPIA 0.7576 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 19 Cambodia 0.7375 LPIA compare
  2. 20 Mexico 0.7119 LPIA compare
  3. 21 Brazil 0.672 LPIA compare
  4. 23 Senegal 0.6624 LPIA compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.6383 LPIA compare
  6. 25 Bolivia 0.632 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Ecuador was 0.6642 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7576 LPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5998 LPIA in 2011.
How does Ecuador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 335 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/