Mexico vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Mexico
34.6%
in 2018
Spain
35.8%
in 2018
Mexico rank
53rd
Spain rank
50th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Mexico
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 35.8% against 34.6% in Mexico, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.

Mexico ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 50th of 158 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 14.2% 26.3% 12.1% Spain
2000s 10.6% 39.8% 29.2% Spain
2010s 27.8% 38.3% 10.5% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Mexico or Spain?
Spain, at 35.8% against 34.6% in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Mexico and Spain?
1.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Mexico ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 50th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.