Argentina vs Ecuador: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Argentina
6.0%
in 2023
Ecuador
6.3%
in 2022
Argentina rank
115th
Ecuador rank
114th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school over time
- Argentina
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Argentina ranks 115th and Ecuador ranks 114th of 179 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 22.7% | 21.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 8.4% | 3.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are not in pre-primary school, Argentina or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6.3% against 6.0% in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are not in pre-primary school between Argentina and Ecuador?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ecuador?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Ecuador rank globally for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Argentina ranks 115th and Ecuador ranks 114th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.