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

Mexico
70,157 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
806,650 number
in 2018
Mexico rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 806,650 number against 70,157 number in Mexico, a difference of 736,493 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.5 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 25th of 140 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 3,932 number 372,031 number 368,098 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 30,042 number 575,299 number 545,257 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 58,167 number 769,052 number 710,885 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, female, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 806,650 number against 70,157 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
736,493 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, female?
Mexico ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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