Ecuador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
1.5%
in 2023
Peru
0.8%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
21st
Peru rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.5% against 0.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.9 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Peru ranks 22nd of 28 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 6.1% | 13.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 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 Peru?
- Ecuador, at 1.5% against 0.8% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Peru ranks 22nd 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