Mexico vs Tanzania: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Mexico
13.19 million
in 2025
Tanzania
11.39 million
in 2024
Mexico rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Mexico
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.19 million against 11.39 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.80 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 11.18 million 1.82 million 9.36 million Mexico
1980s 14.91 million 3.34 million 11.57 million Mexico
1990s 14.54 million 3.81 million 10.72 million Mexico
2000s 14.75 million 6.98 million 7.77 million Mexico
2010s 14.52 million 8.84 million 5.68 million Mexico
2020s 13.54 million 11.10 million 2.44 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Mexico or Tanzania?
Mexico, at 13.19 million against 11.39 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Mexico and Tanzania?
1.80 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Tanzania rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Mexico ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.