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

Mexico: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 947,365 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
947,365 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
6th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.64 million number
in 1999
All-time low
922,062 number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999200820181999: 1.6M number2000: 1.6M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.5M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 942.8k number2017: 922.1k number2018: 947.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mexico is 947,365 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mexico peaked at 1.64 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 922,062 number, in 2017.

Mexico ranks 6th of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Mexico, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 1.64 million number
2000 1.64 million number -0.2%
2002 1.57 million number -4.4%
2003 1.51 million number -4.1%
2004 1.44 million number -4.3%
2005 1.36 million number -5.7%
2006 1.38 million number +1.3%
2007 1.38 million number +0.4%
2008 1.42 million number +2.7%
2009 1.46 million number +3.3%
2010 1.45 million number -1.1%
2011 1.46 million number +0.7%
2012 1.37 million number -6.3%
2013 1.19 million number -12.8%
2014 1.10 million number -7.8%
2015 1.00 million number -8.5%
2016 942,752 number -6.2%
2017 922,062 number -2.2%
2018 947,365 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.64 million number 1.64 million number 1.64 million number 1
2000s 1.46 million number 1.36 million number 1.64 million number 9
2010s 1.15 million number 922,062 number 1.46 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 3 Ethiopia 1.67 million number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 1.64 million number compare
  3. 5 Brazil 959,501 number compare
  4. 7 Egypt 603,906 number compare
  5. 8 Afghanistan 595,767 number compare
  6. 9 Niger 536,460 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mexico?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mexico was 947,365 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 922,062 number in 2017.
How does Mexico rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Mexico ranks 6th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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