Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Mexico

Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 3.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.4%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2013
All-time low
1.4%
in 2003
Years of data
17
1999–2017

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Mexico, 1999–2017

12341999200820171999: 2.7 %2000: 2.7 %2001: 2.7 %2002: 2.9 %2003: 1.4 %2005: 4 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 3.9 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 4.3 %2010: 4 %2011: 4 %2013: 4.4 %2014: 4.1 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 3.6 %2017: 3.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 3.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2017.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Mexico peaked at 4.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2003.

That places Mexico 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) in Mexico, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 2.7%
2000 2.7% -0.9%
2001 2.7% -0.9%
2002 2.9% +6.3%
2003 1.4% -52.1%
2005 4.0% +191.3%
2006 3.7% -6.8%
2007 3.9% +5.7%
2008 3.9% -1.0%
2009 4.3% +9.9%
2010 4.0% -6.3%
2011 4.0% -0.1%
2013 4.4% +9.0%
2014 4.1% -5.3%
2015 4.2% +0.3%
2016 3.6% -12.3%
2017 3.4% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 1
2000s 3.3% 1.4% 4.3% 9
2010s 4.0% 3.4% 4.4% 7

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 81 Uruguay 3.8% compare
  2. 82 Puerto Rico 3.7% compare
  3. 83 Colombia 3.7% compare
  4. 85 Brazil 3.1% compare
  5. 86 Chile 3.1% compare
  6. 87 Costa Rica 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Mexico?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Mexico was 3.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Mexico ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.