Japan vs Mexico: Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8519 Percentage of students against 0.7243 Percentage of students in Mexico, a difference of 0.1276 Percentage of students.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 31st of 32 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8137 Percentage of students | 0.7253 Percentage of students | 0.0883 Percentage of students | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8106 Percentage of students | 0.68 Percentage of students | 0.1307 Percentage of students | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 0.8519 Percentage of students against 0.7243 Percentage of students in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.1276 Percentage of students, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Japan ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 31st of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share 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 share of national students going 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.