Ecuador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
2.4%
in 2023
Paraguay
1.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
26th
Paraguay rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.4% against 1.7% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 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?
- Ecuador, at 2.4% against 1.7% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Ecuador 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 26th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 34 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, middle 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