Mexico vs Russian Federation: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Mexico
6.71 million number
in 2020
Russian Federation
7.70 million number
in 2020
Mexico rank
12th
Russian Federation rank
11th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 7.70 million number against 6.71 million number in Mexico, a difference of 985,180 number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Mexico ranks 12th and Russian Federation ranks 11th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 4.25 million number 11.90 million number 7.64 million number Russian Federation
1980s 5.67 million number 9.76 million number 4.08 million number Russian Federation
1990s 6.31 million number 11.47 million number 5.16 million number Russian Federation
2000s 6.59 million number 10.03 million number 3.44 million number Russian Federation
2010s 6.72 million number 6.82 million number 95,541 number Russian Federation
2020s 6.71 million number 7.70 million number 985,180 number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Mexico or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 7.70 million number against 6.71 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Mexico and Russian Federation?
985,180 number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russian Federation?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Russian Federation rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 12th and Russian Federation ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.