How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Timor-Leste?

11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Mexico vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mexico

16.9%

in 2018

Timor-Leste

17.2%

in 2019

Mexico rank

54th

Timor-Leste rank

53rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Mexico
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 17.2% against 16.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 142 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.9%	34.5%	10.7%	Timor-Leste
2010s	19.3%	23.4%	4.2%	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Mexico or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 17.2% against 16.9% in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mexico and Timor-Leste?: 0.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Timor-Leste?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mexico ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/