Guatemala vs Mexico: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Guatemala
385,857 number
in 2018
Mexico
526,899 number
in 2018
Guatemala rank
18th
Mexico rank
17th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 526,899 number against 385,857 number in Guatemala, a difference of 141,042 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mexico ahead.

Guatemala ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 394,341 number 1.03 million number 636,259 number Mexico
2000s 318,789 number 645,120 number 326,331 number Mexico
2010s 315,314 number 361,260 number 45,946 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Guatemala or Mexico?
Mexico, at 526,899 number against 385,857 number in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Guatemala and Mexico?
141,042 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.