Mexico vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Mexico
2.24 million number
in 2020
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
34.12 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
13th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
10th

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

  • Mexico
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 34.12 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico, a difference of 31.88 million number.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 15.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 206 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 million number 21.59 million number 19.78 million number South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 2.16 million number 26.46 million number 24.31 million number South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 2.25 million number 31.83 million number 29.58 million number South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 2.26 million number 34.42 million number 32.15 million number South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 2.25 million number 35.07 million number 32.83 million number South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

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, Mexico or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 34.12 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Mexico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
31.88 million number, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Mexico ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th 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.