Chile vs Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Chile
16.8%
in 2024
Mexico
16.9%
in 2023
Chile rank
27th
Mexico rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 16.9% against 16.8% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 25th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 20.7% | 5.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 17.4% | 0.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Chile or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 16.9% against 16.8% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 25th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release