Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 181.22 million number against 13.41 million number in Mexico as of 2019.

What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

167.82 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.

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.

Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Mexico

13.41 million number

in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

181.22 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

11th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

11th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Mexico
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 181.22 million number against 13.41 million number in Mexico, a difference of 167.82 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.5 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 11th of 206 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	9.99 million number	56.17 million number	46.18 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	12.49 million number	74.02 million number	61.53 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	13.24 million number	97.51 million number	84.27 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	13.52 million number	123.82 million number	110.30 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	13.48 million number	162.37 million number	148.89 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, primary education, both sexes, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 181.22 million number against 13.41 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 167.82 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, primary education, both sexes?: Mexico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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: 04 September 2026

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