Mexico vs South Asia: School age population, secondary education, female

Mexico
6.61 million number
in 2020
South Asia
115.80 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
10th
South Asia rank
7th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • South Asia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 115.80 million number against 6.61 million number in Mexico, a difference of 109.19 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 17.5 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.01 million number 58.94 million number 54.93 million number South Asia
1980s 5.41 million number 72.93 million number 67.53 million number South Asia
1990s 6.18 million number 90.54 million number 84.35 million number South Asia
2000s 6.44 million number 106.36 million number 99.91 million number South Asia
2010s 6.62 million number 113.70 million number 107.08 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Mexico or South Asia?
South Asia, at 115.80 million number against 6.61 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Mexico and South Asia?
109.19 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and South Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Mexico ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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