Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Mexico or Türkiye?

Mexico, at 13.99 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Mexico and Türkiye?

1.68 million, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?

49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Türkiye: Secondary education, pupils

Mexico

13.99 million

in 2024

Türkiye

12.31 million

in 2023

Mexico rank

10th

Türkiye rank

11th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Mexico
Türkiye

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13.99 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye, a difference of 1.68 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 207 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.66 million	1.69 million	973,229	Mexico
1980s	5.90 million	2.72 million	3.17 million	Mexico
1990s	7.23 million	4.40 million	2.83 million	Mexico
2000s	10.42 million	6.59 million	3.84 million	Mexico
2010s	13.06 million	10.07 million	3.00 million	Mexico
2020s	13.38 million	11.75 million	1.63 million	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Mexico or Türkiye?: Mexico, at 13.99 million against 12.31 million in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Mexico and Türkiye?: 1.68 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Mexico ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.