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

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belize

18.8%

in 2019

Mexico

18.3%

in 2018

Belize rank

48th

Mexico rank

50th

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

Belize
Mexico

How they compare

Belize currently reports 18.8% against 18.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mexico ahead.

Belize ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 50th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.8%	33.1%	7.2%	Mexico
2000s	19.4%	25.9%	6.6%	Mexico
2010s	20.3%	19.9%	0.4%	Belize

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, Belize or Mexico?: Belize, at 18.8% against 18.3% in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Belize and Mexico?: 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Belize ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 50th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/