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

Mexico
104,452 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
899,016 number
in 2018
Mexico rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 899,016 number against 104,452 number in Mexico, a difference of 794,564 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.6 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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 6,378 number 407,541 number 401,162 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 41,143 number 685,834 number 644,691 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 87,370 number 919,083 number 831,713 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, male, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 899,016 number against 104,452 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
794,564 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, male?
Mexico ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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