How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Mexico vs South Asia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Mexico

620,544 number

in 2018

South Asia

29.34 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

19th

South Asia rank

17th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Mexico
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.34 million number against 620,544 number in Mexico, a difference of 28.72 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 47.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th of 149 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.28 million number	68.57 million number	67.29 million number	South Asia
1990s	1.54 million number	71.36 million number	69.82 million number	South Asia
2000s	543,376 number	54.97 million number	54.43 million number	South Asia
2010s	425,523 number	34.49 million number	34.06 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Mexico or South Asia?: South Asia, at 29.34 million number against 620,544 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Mexico and South Asia?: 28.72 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Mexico and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mexico ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/