Mexico vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Mexico
4.56 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
106.03 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
5th

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

  • Mexico
  • Upper middle income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 106.03 million number against 4.56 million number in Mexico, a difference of 101.47 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 23.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 495,849 number 11.83 million number 11.33 million number Upper middle income
1980s 1.11 million number 18.60 million number 17.49 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.49 million number 26.42 million number 24.93 million number Upper middle income
2000s 2.34 million number 56.88 million number 54.54 million number Upper middle income
2010s 3.61 million number 93.58 million number 89.98 million number Upper middle income

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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 106.03 million number against 4.56 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Mexico and Upper middle income?
101.47 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Upper middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.