Egypt vs Mexico: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Egypt
13.14 million number
in 2020
Mexico
13.41 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
12th
Mexico rank
11th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.41 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt, a difference of 264,700 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 5.88 million number 9.99 million number 4.11 million number Mexico
1980s 7.26 million number 12.49 million number 5.24 million number Mexico
1990s 8.07 million number 13.24 million number 5.16 million number Mexico
2000s 9.24 million number 13.52 million number 4.28 million number Mexico
2010s 11.03 million number 13.48 million number 2.45 million number Mexico
2020s 13.14 million number 13.41 million number 264,700 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 13.41 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Egypt and Mexico?
264,700 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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