Ecuador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.202 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1075 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
37th
Uruguay rank
39th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.202 WPIA against 0.1075 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0945 WPIA.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.9 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2031 WPIA | 0.0455 WPIA | 0.1577 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2057 WPIA | 0.2393 WPIA | 0.0336 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2288 WPIA | 0.0944 WPIA | 0.1344 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 Uruguay?
- Ecuador, at 0.202 WPIA against 0.1075 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.0945 WPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 39th 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