Mexico vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mexico
6.0%
in 2022
Paraguay
5.2%
in 2024
Mexico rank
13th
Paraguay rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mexico
- Paraguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6.0% against 5.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 10.6% | 4.1% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 1.8% | Mexico |
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 Paraguay?
- Mexico, at 6.0% against 5.2% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mexico and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey 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