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

Mexico
3.30 million number
in 2019
South Africa
2.31 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
11th
South Africa rank
14th

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

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3.30 million number against 2.31 million number in South Africa, a difference of 984,890 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.87 million number 357,097 number 1.52 million number Mexico
1980s 2.14 million number 454,768 number 1.69 million number Mexico
1990s 2.24 million number 525,950 number 1.71 million number Mexico
2000s 2.23 million number 478,838 number 1.75 million number Mexico
2010s 2.96 million number 1.23 million number 1.73 million 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 South Africa?
Mexico, at 3.30 million number against 2.31 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Mexico and South Africa?
984,890 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th 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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About this data

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

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