Colombia vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Colombia
0.7812 GPIA
in 2024
Ecuador
0.8218 GPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Ecuador rank
23rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8218 GPIA against 0.7812 GPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0406 GPIA.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7571 GPIA | 0.8609 GPIA | 0.1038 GPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.8336 GPIA | 0.6497 GPIA | 0.184 GPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8535 GPIA | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.0432 GPIA | Ecuador |
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, urban, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.8218 GPIA against 0.7812 GPIA in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.0406 GPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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