Which has higher primary education, pupils, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 196.80 million against 13.19 million in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?

183.61 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils

Mexico

13.19 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

196.80 million

in 2024

Mexico rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Primary education, pupils over time

Mexico
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 196.80 million against 13.19 million in Mexico, a difference of 183.61 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.9 times Mexico's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.18 million	35.42 million	24.24 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	14.91 million	56.93 million	42.02 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	14.54 million	73.40 million	58.87 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	14.75 million	113.57 million	98.82 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	14.52 million	160.90 million	146.38 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	13.54 million	192.18 million	178.64 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 196.80 million against 13.19 million in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 183.61 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Mexico ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/mexico/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/mexico/sub-saharan-africa/">Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.