Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico

Mexico: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 806,971 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
806,971 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.77 million number
in 1999
All-time low
806,971 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999200820181999: 1.8M number2000: 1.7M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.5M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.0M number2015: 961.8k number2016: 880.3k number2017: 823.0k number2018: 807.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico stood at 806,971 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico peaked at 1.77 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 806,971 number, in 2018.

That places Mexico 6th out of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Mexico, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 1.77 million number
2000 1.72 million number -2.4%
2002 1.60 million number -7.2%
2003 1.54 million number -3.8%
2004 1.49 million number -3.2%
2005 1.40 million number -6.2%
2006 1.40 million number +0.3%
2007 1.36 million number -3.1%
2008 1.35 million number -1.0%
2009 1.36 million number +1.1%
2010 1.34 million number -1.7%
2011 1.36 million number +1.4%
2012 1.28 million number -5.3%
2013 1.12 million number -12.9%
2014 1.05 million number -6.3%
2015 961,765 number -8.2%
2016 880,339 number -8.5%
2017 823,019 number -6.5%
2018 806,971 number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.77 million number 1.77 million number 1.77 million number 1
2000s 1.47 million number 1.35 million number 1.72 million number 9
2010s 1.07 million number 806,971 number 1.36 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 3 Ethiopia 1.69 million number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 1.50 million number compare
  3. 5 Afghanistan 885,623 number compare
  4. 7 Kenya 651,120 number compare
  5. 8 Brazil 631,349 number compare
  6. 9 Egypt 605,281 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico was 806,971 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 806,971 number in 2018.
How does Mexico rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Mexico ranks 6th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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