Ecuador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
5.6%
in 2023
Paraguay
5.3%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
28th
Paraguay rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.6% against 5.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 9.7% | 2.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Ecuador, at 5.6% against 5.3% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 29th 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