Ecuador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
1.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
2.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
35th
Paraguay rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 46 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.5% | 3.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.1% against 1.6% 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?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 46 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, female (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