Ecuador vs Mexico: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Ecuador
2.7%
in 2023
Mexico
3.9%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
25th
Mexico rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.9% against 2.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 26 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 | 16.8% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 11.4% | 3.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 3.9% against 2.7% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 1.2%, 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ecuador ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, poorest quintile, male (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