Which has higher children out of school, Mexico or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in children out of school between Mexico and Republic of Moldova?

0.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Republic of Moldova?

15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Republic of Moldova: Children out of school

Mexico

0.4%

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

0.5%

in 2024

Mexico rank

176th

Republic of Moldova rank

174th

Children out of school over time

Mexico
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Mexico ranks 176th and Republic of Moldova ranks 174th of 196 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.3%	3.7%	3.4%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, Mexico or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school between Mexico and Republic of Moldova?: 0.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Republic of Moldova?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Republic of Moldova rank globally for children out of school?: Mexico ranks 176th and Republic of Moldova ranks 174th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school (% of primary school age)
Unit: % of primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 4,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.