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

Mexico
2.31 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
55.84 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
5th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Upper middle income
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 55.84 million number against 2.31 million number in Mexico, a difference of 53.54 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 24.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 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 113,447 number 5.38 million number 5.27 million number Upper middle income
1980s 336,055 number 7.67 million number 7.33 million number Upper middle income
1990s 727,352 number 13.03 million number 12.30 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.17 million number 28.97 million number 27.80 million number Upper middle income
2010s 1.80 million number 49.03 million number 47.24 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, female, Mexico or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 55.84 million number against 2.31 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Mexico and Upper middle income?
53.54 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Upper middle income?
35 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, female?
Mexico ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.