Mexico vs Spain: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 50,510 Persons against 37,352 Persons in Mexico, a difference of 13,158 Persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 32 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,767 Persons | 34,805 Persons | 5,038 Persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 34,168 Persons | 46,932 Persons | 12,764 Persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Mexico or Spain?
- Spain, at 50,510 Persons against 37,352 Persons in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Mexico and Spain?
- 13,158 Persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.