Maldives vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Maldives
10.0%
in 2024
Mexico
9.7%
in 2024
Maldives rank
78th
Mexico rank
81st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Maldives ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 81st of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 16.4% | 6.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.5% | 6.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.5% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Maldives or Mexico?
- Maldives, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Maldives and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mexico?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Maldives ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 81st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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