What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Mexico and United States?

18.34 million number, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs United States: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Mexico

31.36 million number

in 2019

United States

49.70 million number

in 2018

Mexico rank

7th

United States rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Mexico
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 49.70 million number against 31.36 million number in Mexico, a difference of 18.34 million number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.96 million number	47.69 million number	27.73 million number	United States
2000s	24.19 million number	49.57 million number	25.39 million number	United States
2010s	29.88 million number	49.70 million number	19.82 million number	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Mexico or United States?: United States, at 49.70 million number against 31.36 million number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Mexico and United States?: 18.34 million number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and United States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Mexico ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.