How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Mexico

3.30 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

2.97 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

11th

Nigeria rank

12th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

Mexico
Nigeria

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3.30 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 330,940 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mexico ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.87 million number	2.88 million number	1.01 million number	Nigeria
1980s	2.14 million number	3.95 million number	1.80 million number	Nigeria
1990s	2.24 million number	4.56 million number	2.32 million number	Nigeria
2000s	2.23 million number	2.01 million number	216,085 number	Mexico
2010s	2.96 million number	2.66 million number	297,254 number	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Mexico or Nigeria?: Mexico, at 3.30 million number against 2.97 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Mexico and Nigeria?: 330,940 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?: Mexico ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.