Ecuador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
1.5%
in 2023
Panama
0.4%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
21st
Panama rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.5% against 0.4% in Panama, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 3.8 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 28 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 | 19.4% | 4.7% | 14.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 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 1.5% against 0.4% 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?
- 1.1%, 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 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 28 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, richest 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