Ecuador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.202 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.2158 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
37th
Panama rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2158 WPIA against 0.202 WPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0138 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 37th and Panama ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1683 WPIA | 0.0881 WPIA | 0.0802 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2041 WPIA | 0.1381 WPIA | 0.0661 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2288 WPIA | 0.2047 WPIA | 0.0241 WPIA | Ecuador |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2158 WPIA against 0.202 WPIA in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0138 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 37th and Panama ranks 35th of 40 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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