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

Mexico
4.56 million number
in 2018
Russian Federation
5.77 million number
in 2018
Mexico rank
8th
Russian Federation rank
7th

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

  • Mexico
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 5.77 million number against 4.56 million number in Mexico, a difference of 1.21 million number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 495,849 number 5.51 million number 5.01 million number Russian Federation
1980s 1.11 million number 5.50 million number 4.39 million number Russian Federation
1990s 1.49 million number 4.98 million number 3.49 million number Russian Federation
2000s 2.34 million number 8.50 million number 6.16 million number Russian Federation
2010s 3.70 million number 6.95 million number 3.25 million number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Mexico or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 5.77 million number against 4.56 million number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Mexico and Russian Federation?
1.21 million number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russian Federation?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 7th 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.