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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

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

Brazil vs Mexico: School age population, primary education, female

Brazil

6.12 million number

in 2011

Mexico

6.55 million number

in 2020

Brazil rank

13th

Mexico rank

11th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Brazil
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.55 million number against 6.12 million number in Brazil, a difference of 433,720 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.13 million number	6.68 million number	551,920 number	Mexico
2000s	6.66 million number	6.66 million number	190 number	Mexico
2010s	6.12 million number	6.64 million number	525,960 number	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Brazil or Mexico?: Mexico, at 6.55 million number against 6.12 million number in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Brazil and Mexico?: 433,720 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Brazil ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (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: 21 August 2026

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