What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Mexico and South Asia?

123.36 million number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Mexico vs South Asia: Population of compulsory school age, female

Mexico

15.36 million number

in 2019

South Asia

138.73 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

7th

South Asia rank

9th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Mexico
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 138.73 million number against 15.36 million number in Mexico, a difference of 123.36 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 9.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 9th of 186 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.87 million number	30.87 million number	21.00 million number	South Asia
2000s	11.94 million number	43.92 million number	31.99 million number	South Asia
2010s	14.75 million number	136.27 million number	121.52 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Mexico or South Asia?: South Asia, at 138.73 million number against 15.36 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Mexico and South Asia?: 123.36 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Mexico and South Asia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Mexico ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.