Ecuador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
1.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.6% against 0.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 37 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 | 6.5% | 2.3% | 4.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 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 1.6% against 0.9% 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?
- 0.7%, 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 32nd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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