Chile vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Chile
2.3%
in 2018
Ecuador
2.5%
in 2018
Chile rank
91st
Ecuador rank
88th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Chile
  • Ecuador
02.557.51012.5199820082018

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ecuador ahead.

Chile ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 88th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 3.9% 6.7% 2.7% Ecuador
2010s 3.1% 2.6% 0.5% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Chile or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Chile and Ecuador?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Chile ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 88th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/