Ecuador vs Nepal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
5.6%
in 2023
Nepal
6.5%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
28th
Nepal rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 6.5% against 5.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 6.5% against 5.6% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Nepal?
- 0.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nepal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Nepal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, poorest 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