Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Mexico or United States of America?

United States of America, at 24.33 million number against 15.36 million number in Mexico as of 2018.

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

8.96 million number, with United States of America ahead.

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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs United States of America: Population of compulsory school age, female

Mexico

15.36 million number

in 2019

United States of America

24.33 million number

in 2018

Mexico rank

7th

United States of America rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Mexico
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 24.33 million number against 15.36 million number in Mexico, a difference of 8.96 million number.

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.87 million number	23.25 million number	13.38 million number	United States of America
2000s	11.94 million number	24.16 million number	12.23 million number	United States of America
2010s	14.69 million number	24.30 million number	9.61 million number	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Mexico or United States of America?: United States of America, at 24.33 million number against 15.36 million number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Mexico and United States of America?: 8.96 million number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Mexico ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th 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.