Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Mexico
104,452 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
900,455 number
in 2018
Mexico rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
24th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 900,455 number against 104,452 number in Mexico, a difference of 796,003 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.6 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 140 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 6,378 number 410,772 number 404,393 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 41,143 number 689,929 number 648,786 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 87,370 number 921,652 number 834,282 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 900,455 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
796,003 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Mexico ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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).