Ecuador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Ecuador
0.2518 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.294 WPIA
in 2022
Ecuador rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.294 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0422 WPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 21 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2551 WPIA | 0.2025 WPIA | 0.0526 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2838 WPIA | 0.5629 WPIA | 0.2791 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.3034 WPIA | 0.2969 WPIA | 0.0065 WPIA | 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, urban, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.294 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.0422 WPIA, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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