Ecuador vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
1.77 LPIA
in 2024
Nigeria
1.7 LPIA
in 2024
Ecuador rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.77 LPIA against 1.7 LPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.07 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 LPIA | 1.51 LPIA | 0.1238 LPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.55 LPIA | 1.68 LPIA | 0.1296 LPIA | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.66 LPIA | 1.71 LPIA | 0.0464 LPIA | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Ecuador, at 1.77 LPIA against 1.7 LPIA in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 0.07 LPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release