Mexico vs Nigeria: School age population, tertiary education, female

Mexico
5.46 million number
in 2018
Nigeria
7.82 million number
in 2014
Mexico rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.82 million number against 5.46 million number in Mexico, a difference of 2.36 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 2.69 million number 2.67 million number 11,809 number Mexico
1980s 3.69 million number 3.53 million number 164,411 number Mexico
1990s 4.67 million number 4.87 million number 202,645 number Nigeria
2000s 5.01 million number 6.45 million number 1.44 million number Nigeria
2010s 5.36 million number 7.49 million number 2.13 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.82 million number against 5.46 million number in Mexico as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Mexico and Nigeria?
2.36 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, female?
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, 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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