Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Mexico
174,609 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.71 million number
in 2018
Mexico rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.71 million number against 174,609 number in Mexico, a difference of 1.53 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 143 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 10,311 number 779,572 number 769,261 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 71,185 number 1.26 million number 1.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 145,538 number 1.69 million number 1.54 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.71 million number against 174,609 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.53 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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).