Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Mexico or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 3.02 million number against 225,315 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

2.80 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Mexico

225,315 number

in 2018

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

3.02 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

23rd

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank

26th

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

Mexico
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 3.02 million number against 225,315 number in Mexico, a difference of 2.80 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 148 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	598,120 number	7.34 million number	6.74 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s	287,447 number	5.05 million number	4.77 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s	165,440 number	3.25 million number	3.09 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 3.02 million number against 225,315 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 2.80 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mexico ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 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/