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Literacy

Ecuador — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 85% (1981)
1991 86% (male 88%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1992 86% (male 88%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 86% male: 88% female: 84%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 88% male: 90% female: 86%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 87% male: 90% female: 84%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.1% male: 92% female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.3% female: 89.7% (2001 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.6% male: 93.1% female: 90.2% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.6% male: 93.1% female: 90.2% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.5% | male: 95.4% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.5% | male: 95.4% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.4% | male: 95.4% | female: 93.3% (2016 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.) | total population: 94.4% (2016 est.) | male: 95.4% (2016 est.) | female: 93.3% (2016 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 94.4% | male: 95.4% | female: 93.3% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 92.8% | male: 93.8% | female: 92.1% (2017)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.6% male: 94.8% female: 92.5% (2020)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.6% male: 94.8% female: 92.5% (2020)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.5% male: 94.9% female: 94% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 94.9% female: 93.1% (2022)
2025 total population: 96.3% (2022 est.) male: 96.8% (2022 est.) female: 95.7% (2022 est.)