Argentina vs Mexico: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Argentina
1.94 million number
in 2017
Mexico
2.31 million number
in 2018
Argentina rank
10th
Mexico rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.31 million number against 1.94 million number in Argentina, a difference of 367,970 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 200,187 number 113,447 number 86,740 number Argentina
1980s 298,731 number 336,055 number 37,324 number Mexico
1990s 987,167 number 887,653 number 99,514 number Argentina
2000s 1.25 million number 1.17 million number 86,359 number Argentina
2010s 1.73 million number 1.73 million number 2,818 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Argentina or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.31 million number against 1.94 million number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Argentina and Mexico?
367,970 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Argentina ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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