Japan vs Mexico: Population by level of education
Japan
50.70 million people
in 2100
Mexico
57.97 million people
in 2100
Japan rank
13th
Mexico rank
11th
Population by level of education over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 57.97 million people against 50.70 million people in Japan, a difference of 7.27 million people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.76 million people | 61,800 people | 3.70 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.78 million people | 237,250 people | 5.54 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.56 million people | 781,900 people | 8.77 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 15.24 million people | 2.07 million people | 13.17 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 22.22 million people | 4.15 million people | 18.07 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 30.49 million people | 7.03 million people | 23.46 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 37.54 million people | 10.92 million people | 26.62 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 43.44 million people | 16.03 million people | 27.41 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 49.16 million people | 21.83 million people | 27.33 million people | Japan |
| 2040s | 53.10 million people | 28.08 million people | 25.02 million people | Japan |
| 2050s | 55.14 million people | 34.28 million people | 20.86 million people | Japan |
| 2060s | 55.95 million people | 40.26 million people | 15.70 million people | Japan |
| 2070s | 55.26 million people | 45.74 million people | 9.53 million people | Japan |
| 2080s | 53.66 million people | 50.68 million people | 2.98 million people | Japan |
| 2090s | 52.08 million people | 55.08 million people | 3.00 million people | Mexico |
| 2100s | 50.70 million people | 57.97 million people | 7.27 million people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by level of education, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 57.97 million people against 50.70 million people in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by level of education between Japan and Mexico?
- 7.27 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for population by level of education?
- Japan ranks 13th 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
De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.