Egypt vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Egypt
7.7%
in 2025
Mexico
8.4%
in 2025
Egypt rank
84th
Mexico rank
82nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 8.4% against 7.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 82nd of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 11.2% | 14.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 6.7% | 12.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 2.6% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 8.4% against 7.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Egypt and Mexico?
- 0.7%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 82nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release