Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.74 million number
in 2020
Mexico
6.75 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Mexico rank
10th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mexico
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197019952020

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.74 million number against 6.75 million number in Mexico, a difference of 990,700 number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 1.86 million number 3.82 million number 1.96 million number Mexico
1980s 2.48 million number 5.12 million number 2.64 million number Mexico
1990s 3.40 million number 6.03 million number 2.63 million number Mexico
2000s 4.60 million number 6.32 million number 1.73 million number Mexico
2010s 6.36 million number 6.69 million number 329,365 number Mexico
2020s 7.74 million number 6.75 million number 990,700 number Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mexico?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7.74 million number against 6.75 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?
990,700 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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