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

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.

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.

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

Mexico

18.3%

in 2018

Paraguay

18.9%

in 2012

Mexico rank

50th

Paraguay rank

47th

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

Mexico
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 18.9% against 18.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 47th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.1%	29.9%	3.1%	Mexico
2000s	25.5%	26.1%	0.7%	Paraguay
2010s	24.6%	23.5%	1.1%	Mexico

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 Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 18.9% against 18.3% in Mexico as of 2012.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mexico and Paraguay?: 0.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mexico ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 47th 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/