Mexico vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Mexico
16.9%
in 2023
Romania
17.0%
in 2023
Mexico rank
25th
Romania rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 25th and Romania ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 18.5% | 4.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 16.4% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.1% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 25th and Romania ranks 23rd 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