Ecuador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2023
Peru
0.4%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
33rd
Peru rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Peru's figure about 4.0 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 30th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 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?
- Peru, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Peru 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 33rd and Peru ranks 30th 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, urban, 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