Mexico vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Mexico
8.8%
in 2018
Palestine
8.0%
in 2019
Mexico rank
61st
Palestine rank
63rd

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Mexico
  • Palestine
05101520198620022019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 8.8% against 8.0% in Palestine, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Palestine ahead.

Mexico ranks 61st and Palestine ranks 63rd of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 17.0% 18.1% 1.1% Palestine
2000s 13.1% 14.3% 1.1% Palestine
2010s 9.8% 11.7% 1.8% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Mexico or Palestine?
Mexico, at 8.8% against 8.0% in Palestine as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Mexico and Palestine?
0.8%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palestine?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Mexico ranks 61st and Palestine ranks 63rd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/