Brazil vs Mexico: Population by level of education

Brazil
57.19 million people
in 2100
Mexico
57.97 million people
in 2100
Brazil rank
12th
Mexico rank
11th

Population by level of education over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
020.0M40.0M60.0M195020252100

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 57.97 million people against 57.19 million people in Brazil, a difference of 780,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 222,750 people 61,800 people 160,950 people Brazil
1960s 606,400 people 237,250 people 369,150 people Brazil
1970s 1.57 million people 781,900 people 790,550 people Brazil
1980s 3.56 million people 2.07 million people 1.49 million people Brazil
1990s 6.41 million people 4.15 million people 2.27 million people Brazil
2000s 10.10 million people 7.03 million people 3.08 million people Brazil
2010s 14.95 million people 10.92 million people 4.03 million people Brazil
2020s 20.48 million people 16.03 million people 4.45 million people Brazil
2030s 26.89 million people 21.83 million people 5.06 million people Brazil
2040s 33.23 million people 28.08 million people 5.15 million people Brazil
2050s 38.98 million people 34.28 million people 4.70 million people Brazil
2060s 44.19 million people 40.26 million people 3.94 million people Brazil
2070s 48.80 million people 45.74 million people 3.06 million people Brazil
2080s 52.48 million people 50.68 million people 1.81 million people Brazil
2090s 55.37 million people 55.08 million people 290,100 people Brazil
2100s 57.19 million people 57.97 million people 780,800 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 57.97 million people against 57.19 million people in Brazil as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Brazil and Mexico?
780,800 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for population by level of education?
Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
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 withpost_secondary education in a country or region.