Brazil vs Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary

Brazil
3.6%
in 2010
Mexico
3.8%
in 2010
Brazil rank
63rd
Mexico rank
60th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
01234196019852010

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 63rd and Mexico ranks 60th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% Mexico
1970s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Brazil
1980s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Mexico
1990s 1.8% 1.7% 0.1% Brazil
2000s 2.9% 2.8% 0.0% Brazil
2010s 3.6% 3.8% 0.3% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary between Brazil and Mexico?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Brazil ranks 63rd and Mexico ranks 60th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed