Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 24.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico peaked at 57.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2018.
That places Mexico 52nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.3% | — |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 41.4% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 24.4% | 40.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 49 Guyana 25.9% compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 25.9% compare
- 51 Cayman Islands 24.7% compare
- 53 Egypt 24.1% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 23.8% compare
- 55 Bhutan 22.3% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico was 24.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.