Costa Rica vs Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2019
Mexico
2.4%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
79th
Mexico rank
76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Mexico ranks 76th of 97 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Mexico ranks 76th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.