Ecuador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.2202 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1749 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
18th
Uruguay rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2202 WPIA against 0.1749 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0453 WPIA.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 22 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3382 WPIA | 0.1108 WPIA | 0.2275 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2935 WPIA | 0.2306 WPIA | 0.0629 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3124 WPIA | 0.1442 WPIA | 0.1682 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 0.2202 WPIA against 0.1749 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?
- 0.0453 WPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 14 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 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th 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