School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico

Mexico: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 2.25 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
2.25 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.31 million number
in 1996
All-time low
1.63 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico stood at 2.25 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico peaked at 2.31 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million number, in 1970.

Mexico ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.87 million number 1.63 million number 2.09 million number 10
1980s 2.18 million number 2.13 million number 2.19 million number 10
1990s 2.27 million number 2.20 million number 2.31 million number 10
2000s 2.27 million number 2.24 million number 2.30 million number 10
2010s 2.24 million number 2.23 million number 2.27 million number 10
2020s 2.25 million number 2.25 million number 2.25 million number 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.84 million number compare
  2. 11 Egypt 2.58 million number compare
  3. 12 Philippines 2.30 million number compare
  4. 14 Russia 1.88 million number compare
  5. 15 Tanzania 1.76 million number compare
  6. 16 Viet Nam 1.54 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mexico was 2.25 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 1970.
How does Mexico rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Mexico ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/