Ecuador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Ecuador
8.5%
in 2023
Paraguay
9.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
27th
Paraguay rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 26th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 10.4% | 2.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 26th of 38 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release