Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico

Mexico: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 1.03 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
5th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.35 million number
in 1999
All-time low
971,497 number
in 2016
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico, 1999–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1999200820181999: 2.3M number2000: 2.3M number2002: 2.0M number2003: 1.9M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.7M number2006: 1.6M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 971.5k number2017: 993.0k number2018: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico is 1.03 million number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico peaked at 2.35 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 971,497 number, in 2016.

That places Mexico 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Mexico, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 2.35 million number
2000 2.31 million number -1.5%
2002 2.03 million number -12.1%
2003 1.85 million number -8.9%
2004 1.75 million number -5.4%
2005 1.66 million number -5.3%
2006 1.60 million number -3.6%
2007 1.53 million number -4.5%
2008 1.51 million number -1.1%
2009 1.54 million number +1.9%
2010 1.57 million number +1.8%
2011 1.59 million number +1.6%
2012 1.51 million number -5.0%
2013 1.26 million number -16.6%
2014 1.15 million number -8.9%
2015 1.03 million number -10.5%
2016 971,497 number -5.5%
2017 993,021 number +2.2%
2018 1.03 million number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.35 million number 2.35 million number 2.35 million number 1
2000s 1.75 million number 1.51 million number 2.31 million number 9
2010s 1.23 million number 971,497 number 1.59 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 2 Indonesia 2.43 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 1.22 million number compare
  3. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  4. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  5. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  6. 8 Mozambique 915,296 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mexico was 1.03 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 2.35 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 971,497 number in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Mexico ranks 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/