Ecuador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.2202 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.1677 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
18th
Panama rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2202 WPIA against 0.1677 WPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0525 WPIA.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Panama ranks 21st of 22 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 | 0.3091 WPIA | 0.0667 WPIA | 0.2423 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2821 WPIA | 0.1223 WPIA | 0.1598 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3124 WPIA | 0.1454 WPIA | 0.167 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?
- Ecuador, at 0.2202 WPIA against 0.1677 WPIA in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0525 WPIA, with Ecuador 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 18th and Panama ranks 21st of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, 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