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

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Mexico vs South Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Mexico

1.75 million number

in 2018

South Asia

64.12 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

5th

South Asia rank

8th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Mexico
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 64.12 million number against 1.75 million number in Mexico, a difference of 62.36 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 36.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 8th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.41 million number	79.43 million number	76.02 million number	South Asia
2000s	2.93 million number	79.02 million number	76.09 million number	South Asia
2010s	2.22 million number	68.04 million number	65.81 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Mexico or South Asia?: South Asia, at 64.12 million number against 1.75 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Mexico and South Asia?: 62.36 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mexico and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Mexico ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 8th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.