Mexico vs Nigeria: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Mexico
10.99 million number
in 2018
Nigeria
15.87 million number
in 2014
Mexico rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 15.87 million number against 10.99 million number in Mexico, a difference of 4.88 million number.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.37 million number | 5.37 million number | 1,273 number | Mexico |
| 1980s | 7.31 million number | 7.10 million number | 208,676 number | Mexico |
| 1990s | 9.13 million number | 9.86 million number | 733,887 number | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 9.84 million number | 13.09 million number | 3.25 million number | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.69 million number | 15.20 million number | 4.50 million number | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 15.87 million number against 10.99 million number in Mexico as of 2014.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 4.88 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.