How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

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

Ecuador

2.5%

in 2018

Italy

2.7%

in 2018

Ecuador rank

88th

Italy rank

85th

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

Ecuador
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th of 149 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.2%	0.6%	10.6%	Ecuador
2000s	8.8%	0.4%	8.4%	Ecuador
2010s	2.6%	1.1%	1.5%	Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Italy?: Italy, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Ecuador as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ecuador and Italy?: 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Ecuador ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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/