Egypt vs Mexico: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Egypt
2.48 million number
in 2020
Mexico
2.24 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.48 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico, a difference of 235,030 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 million number 1.81 million number 770,093 number Mexico
1980s 1.30 million number 2.16 million number 855,649 number Mexico
1990s 1.67 million number 2.25 million number 581,715 number Mexico
2000s 1.69 million number 2.26 million number 575,725 number Mexico
2010s 1.96 million number 2.25 million number 285,130 number Mexico
2020s 2.48 million number 2.24 million number 235,030 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Egypt or Mexico?
Egypt, at 2.48 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Egypt and Mexico?
235,030 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.