Ecuador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
2.7%
in 2023
Paraguay
2.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
30th
Paraguay rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 37 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 | 17.1% | 10.8% | 6.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 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?
- Paraguay, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay 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 30th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, second 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