Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.9154 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9154 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9381 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8067 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador, 1990–2017

00.20.40.60.811990200320171990: 0.807 LPIA2001: 0.881 LPIA2007: 0.883 LPIA2008: 0.891 LPIA2009: 0.889 LPIA2010: 0.882 LPIA2011: 0.884 LPIA2012: 0.895 LPIA2013: 0.916 LPIA2014: 0.938 LPIA2015: 0.93 LPIA2016: 0.933 LPIA2017: 0.915 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador is 0.9154 LPIA, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador peaked at 0.9381 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8067 LPIA, in 1990.

Ecuador ranks 18th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8067 LPIA 0.8067 LPIA 0.8067 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8861 LPIA 0.8815 LPIA 0.8909 LPIA 4
2010s 0.9117 LPIA 0.8825 LPIA 0.9381 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 15 Paraguay 0.9471 LPIA compare
  2. 16 Mexico 0.9298 LPIA compare
  3. 17 Dominican Republic 0.9219 LPIA compare
  4. 19 Colombia 0.9125 LPIA compare
  5. 20 Bolivia 0.8825 LPIA compare
  6. 21 Peru 0.8777 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Ecuador was 0.9154 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9381 LPIA in 2014.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8067 LPIA in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Ecuador ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/