Italy vs Mexico: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Italy
17,231 number
in 2018
Mexico
20,429 number
in 2018
Italy rank
41st
Mexico rank
38th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Italy
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 20,429 number against 17,231 number in Italy, a difference of 3,198 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 38th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0 number 157,977 number 157,977 number Mexico
2000s 1,405 number 74,497 number 73,092 number Mexico
2010s 6,375 number 17,072 number 10,697 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Italy or Mexico?
Mexico, at 20,429 number against 17,231 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Italy and Mexico?
3,198 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Italy ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 38th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/