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

Ethiopia
2.73 million number
in 2020
Mexico
2.22 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Mexico
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.73 million number against 2.22 million number in Mexico, a difference of 504,470 number.

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

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

Ethiopia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 728,604 number 1.52 million number 794,408 number Mexico
1980s 937,366 number 1.99 million number 1.06 million number Mexico
1990s 1.38 million number 2.15 million number 779,511 number Mexico
2000s 1.90 million number 2.24 million number 339,058 number Mexico
2010s 2.54 million number 2.25 million number 298,747 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.73 million number 2.22 million number 504,470 number Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Mexico?
Ethiopia, at 2.73 million number against 2.22 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Mexico?
504,470 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mexico?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Mexico rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 9th 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.