How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mexico?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mexico: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Burkina Faso

1.76 million number

in 2019

Mexico

2.28 million number

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

7th

Mexico rank

4th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Burkina Faso
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.28 million number against 1.76 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 524,130 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 4th of 142 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.50 million number	4.44 million number	2.95 million number	Mexico
2000s	1.73 million number	3.25 million number	1.52 million number	Mexico
2010s	1.62 million number	2.61 million number	987,401 number	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Burkina Faso or Mexico?: Mexico, at 2.28 million number against 1.76 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Burkina Faso and Mexico?: 524,130 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mexico?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 4th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/