Colombia vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
0.7652 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.8125 GPIA
in 2022
Colombia rank
21st
Mexico rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.8125 GPIA against 0.7652 GPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0473 GPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7476 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.2785 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7077 GPIA | 0.9338 GPIA | 0.2261 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.7678 GPIA | 0.8047 GPIA | 0.0369 GPIA | 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, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.8125 GPIA against 0.7652 GPIA in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.0473 GPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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