Mexico vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

Mexico
3.75 million
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.21 million
in 2017
Mexico rank
3rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119942017

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3.75 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.54 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 444,765 188,031 256,733 Mexico
1980s 818,860 348,927 469,933 Mexico
1990s 903,247 766,078 137,168 Mexico
2000s 1.57 million 1.03 million 539,883 Mexico
2010s 2.99 million 1.50 million 1.50 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, Mexico or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Mexico, at 3.75 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.54 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Mexico ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th 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.