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

25 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 Türkiye: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Mexico

620,544 number

in 2018

Türkiye

600,962 number

in 2018

Mexico rank

19th

Türkiye rank

20th

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

Mexico
Türkiye

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 620,544 number against 600,962 number in Türkiye, a difference of 19,582 number.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Türkiye ahead.

Mexico ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 20th of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.28 million number	1.64 million number	363,984 number	Türkiye
1990s	1.42 million number	1.42 million number	2,067 number	Türkiye
2000s	543,376 number	397,932 number	145,444 number	Mexico
2010s	425,523 number	566,116 number	140,594 number	Türkiye

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 Türkiye?: Mexico, at 620,544 number against 600,962 number in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Mexico and Türkiye?: 19,582 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mexico ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 20th 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/