Egypt vs Mexico: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Egypt
1.90 million number
in 2020
Mexico
2.22 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
13th
Mexico rank
11th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.22 million number against 1.90 million number in Egypt, a difference of 323,720 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 922,458 number 1.52 million number 600,554 number Mexico
1980s 1.13 million number 1.99 million number 863,189 number Mexico
1990s 1.55 million number 2.15 million number 606,078 number Mexico
2000s 1.67 million number 2.24 million number 562,873 number Mexico
2010s 1.75 million number 2.25 million number 497,217 number Mexico
2020s 1.90 million number 2.22 million number 323,720 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.22 million number against 1.90 million number in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Egypt and Mexico?
323,720 number, with Mexico 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.