Mexico vs Nigeria: School age population, early childhood education, female

Mexico
6.54 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
15.66 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M198019992019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.66 million number against 6.54 million number in Mexico, a difference of 9.12 million number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.4 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 2.26 million number 9.40 million number 7.15 million number Nigeria
2000s 2.23 million number 10.97 million number 8.74 million number Nigeria
2010s 5.26 million number 14.23 million number 8.96 million number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 15.66 million number against 6.54 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Mexico and Nigeria?
9.12 million number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Mexico ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/