Maldives vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
10.0%
in 2025
Mexico
9.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
84th
Mexico rank
87th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Mexico
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Maldives ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.7% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 7.0% | 12.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 1.0% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Mexico?
- Maldives, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 87th 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, male (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