Ecuador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.2518 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1069 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
19th
Uruguay rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2518 WPIA against 0.1069 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1449 WPIA.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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 | 0.2515 WPIA | 0.1001 WPIA | 0.1515 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2817 WPIA | 0.2363 WPIA | 0.0454 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2612 WPIA | 0.0924 WPIA | 0.1689 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 0.2518 WPIA against 0.1069 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?
- 0.1449 WPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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, urban, 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