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

Ecuador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.8954 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8954 LPIA
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9505 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8471 LPIA
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811990200320171990: 0.847 LPIA2001: 0.908 LPIA2007: 0.902 LPIA2008: 0.911 LPIA2009: 0.907 LPIA2010: 0.903 LPIA2011: 0.898 LPIA2012: 0.912 LPIA2013: 0.928 LPIA2014: 0.949 LPIA2015: 0.946 LPIA2016: 0.95 LPIA2017: 0.895 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.8954 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ecuador peaked at 0.9505 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8471 LPIA, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 20th out of 35 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.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1990 0.8471 LPIA
2001 0.9082 LPIA +7.2%
2007 0.9016 LPIA -0.7%
2008 0.9106 LPIA +1.0%
2009 0.9071 LPIA -0.4%
2010 0.9027 LPIA -0.5%
2011 0.8981 LPIA -0.5%
2012 0.9122 LPIA +1.6%
2013 0.9278 LPIA +1.7%
2014 0.9489 LPIA +2.3%
2015 0.9461 LPIA -0.3%
2016 0.9505 LPIA +0.5%
2017 0.8954 LPIA -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8471 LPIA 0.8471 LPIA 0.8471 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9069 LPIA 0.9016 LPIA 0.9106 LPIA 4
2010s 0.9227 LPIA 0.8954 LPIA 0.9505 LPIA 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 17 Mexico 0.9372 LPIA compare
  2. 18 Dominican Republic 0.9191 LPIA compare
  3. 19 Colombia 0.9028 LPIA compare
  4. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.888 LPIA compare
  5. 22 El Salvador 0.872 LPIA compare
  6. 23 Cambodia 0.8518 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ecuador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Ecuador was 0.8954 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9505 LPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8471 LPIA in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Ecuador ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 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/