Japan vs Mexico: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Japan
3.86 million number
in 2018
Mexico
4.56 million number
in 2018
Japan rank
9th
Mexico rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119942018

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.56 million number against 3.86 million number in Japan, a difference of 699,940 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 2.17 million number 495,849 number 1.68 million number Japan
1980s 2.43 million number 1.11 million number 1.32 million number Japan
1990s 3.52 million number 1.49 million number 2.03 million number Japan
2000s 3.99 million number 2.34 million number 1.65 million number Japan
2010s 3.86 million number 3.61 million number 252,493 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 4.56 million number against 3.86 million number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Japan and Mexico?
699,940 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.