Mexico vs North America: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Mexico
0.1069 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.0738 units per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
32nd
North America rank
33rd

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • North America
0.040.060.080.10.12197019972024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1069 units per person against 0.0738 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0331 units per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.

Mexico ranks 32nd and North America ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0442 units per person 0.0999 units per person 0.0557 units per person North America
1980s 0.0795 units per person 0.0908 units per person 0.0113 units per person North America
1990s 0.0819 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0012 units per person Mexico
2000s 0.0989 units per person 0.0813 units per person 0.0176 units per person Mexico
2010s 0.1086 units per person 0.0762 units per person 0.0324 units per person Mexico
2020s 0.1049 units per person 0.0749 units per person 0.03 units per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Mexico or North America?
Mexico, at 0.1069 units per person against 0.0738 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Mexico and North America?
0.0331 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mexico and North America rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Mexico ranks 32nd and North America ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.