Mexico vs Morocco: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Mexico
7.8%
in 2018
Morocco
9.4%
in 2019
Mexico rank
64th
Morocco rank
61st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Mexico
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 9.4% against 7.8% in Mexico, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 61st of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 16.0% 46.0% 30.0% Morocco
2000s 8.0% 32.4% 24.4% Morocco
2010s 7.0% 15.8% 8.8% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Mexico or Morocco?
Morocco, at 9.4% against 7.8% in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mexico and Morocco?
1.6%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Mexico ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 61st of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.