Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Mexico
1.09 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.57 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 13.57 million number against 1.09 million number in Mexico, a difference of 12.48 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 754,894 number 4.17 million number 3.42 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 991,309 number 5.49 million number 4.50 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.07 million number 7.32 million number 6.25 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.10 million number 9.28 million number 8.18 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.10 million number 12.07 million number 10.97 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 13.57 million number against 1.09 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Mexico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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