Mexico vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Mexico
174,609 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.23 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.23 million number against 174,609 number in Mexico, a difference of 1.05 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 143 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 10,311 number 595,878 number 585,568 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 71,185 number 1.02 million number 950,249 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 145,538 number 1.44 million number 1.29 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Mexico or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.23 million number against 174,609 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.05 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).