Ecuador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest
Ecuador
0.3%
in 2023
Mexico
0.7%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
22nd
Mexico rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 19th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.7% against 0.3% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 19th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, 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