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

25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.

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.

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

Mexico

526,899 number

in 2018

Türkiye

334,401 number

in 2018

Mexico rank

17th

Türkiye rank

20th

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

Mexico
Türkiye

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 526,899 number against 334,401 number in Türkiye, a difference of 192,498 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Türkiye ahead.

Mexico ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 20th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.14 million number	1.23 million number	94,137 number	Türkiye
1990s	1.26 million number	1.13 million number	131,233 number	Mexico
2000s	527,361 number	216,265 number	311,096 number	Mexico
2010s	361,260 number	264,734 number	96,526 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, Mexico or Türkiye?: Mexico, at 526,899 number against 334,401 number in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Mexico and Türkiye?: 192,498 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Mexico ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 20th 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: 04 September 2026

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