China vs Mexico: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

China
15.93 million
in 2018
Mexico
3.75 million
in 2017
China rank
1st
Mexico rank
3rd

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Mexico
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119942018

How they compare

China currently reports 15.93 million against 3.75 million in Mexico, a difference of 12.17 million.

That makes China's figure about 4.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

China ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 524,047 444,765 79,282 China
1980s 3.42 million 818,860 2.60 million China
1990s 8.99 million 903,247 8.08 million China
2000s 14.51 million 1.57 million 12.93 million China
2010s 18.86 million 2.99 million 15.87 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, China or Mexico?
China, at 15.93 million against 3.75 million in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between China and Mexico?
12.17 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do China and Mexico rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
China ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.