China vs Mexico: Number of adults with no formal education by region

China
426,500 people
in 2100
Mexico
300,400 people
in 2100
China rank
38th
Mexico rank
40th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • China
  • Mexico
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

China currently reports 426,500 people against 300,400 people in Mexico, a difference of 126,100 people.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 40th of 200 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 253.87 million people 10.38 million people 243.49 million people China
1960s 212.16 million people 10.22 million people 201.94 million people China
1970s 177.04 million people 10.05 million people 166.99 million people China
1980s 144.86 million people 9.63 million people 135.22 million people China
1990s 112.85 million people 8.40 million people 104.45 million people China
2000s 82.20 million people 7.25 million people 74.95 million people China
2010s 55.88 million people 5.87 million people 50.00 million people China
2020s 35.40 million people 4.42 million people 30.98 million people China
2030s 21.98 million people 3.24 million people 18.74 million people China
2040s 13.00 million people 2.40 million people 10.60 million people China
2050s 7.37 million people 1.76 million people 5.61 million people China
2060s 4.16 million people 1.28 million people 2.88 million people China
2070s 2.30 million people 903,350 people 1.39 million people China
2080s 1.25 million people 617,050 people 636,150 people China
2090s 677,450 people 413,400 people 264,050 people China
2100s 426,500 people 300,400 people 126,100 people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, China or Mexico?
China, at 426,500 people against 300,400 people in Mexico as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between China and Mexico?
126,100 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do China and Mexico rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
China ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.