Ecuador vs Nepal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Ecuador
16.2%
in 2023
Nepal
17.5%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
28th
Nepal rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Ecuador
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 17.5% against 16.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 27th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 37.0% | 6.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 24.0% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, Ecuador or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 17.5% against 16.2% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between Ecuador and Nepal?
- 1.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nepal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Nepal rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Ecuador ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 27th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, 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