Mexico vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mexico
8.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.7%
in 2025
Mexico rank
82nd
Timor-Leste rank
80th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mexico
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Mexico ranks 82nd and Timor-Leste ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 31.1% | 19.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 13.0% | 6.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mexico and Timor-Leste?
- 0.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 82nd and Timor-Leste ranks 80th 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