Ecuador vs South Africa: Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural

Ecuador
2.27 %
in 2022
South Africa
1.86 %
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
South Africa rank
24th

Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.27 % against 1.86 % in South Africa, a difference of 0.41 %.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 5.53 % 3.95 % 1.58 % Ecuador
2010s 5.13 % 4.38 % 0.755 % Ecuador
2020s 1.78 % 2.55 % 0.77 % South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 2.27 % against 1.86 % in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.41 %, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 24th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 419 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.