Mexico vs Serbia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Mexico
22.9%
in 2020
Serbia
20.6%
in 2020
Mexico rank
37th
Serbia rank
38th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Mexico
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.9% against 20.6% in Serbia, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.

Mexico ranks 37th and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 12 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Serbia Difference Ahead
1870s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mexico
1880s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mexico
1890s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mexico
1900s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Mexico
1910s 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% Mexico
1920s 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% Mexico
1930s 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% Mexico
1940s 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% Mexico
1950s 1.4% 0.9% 0.4% Mexico
1960s 1.5% 1.5% 0.0% Serbia
1970s 3.1% 3.6% 0.6% Serbia
1980s 6.4% 6.5% 0.1% Serbia
1990s 9.7% 9.6% 0.1% Mexico
2000s 14.8% 14.8% 0.0%
2010s 19.9% 17.4% 2.5% Mexico
2020s 22.9% 20.6% 2.3% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Mexico or Serbia?
Mexico, at 22.9% against 20.6% in Serbia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Mexico and Serbia?
2.3%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Serbia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Serbia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Mexico ranks 37th and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population with tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.