Brazil vs Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Brazil
32.5%
in 2018
Mexico
33.2%
in 2017
Brazil rank
29th
Mexico rank
26th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 33.2% against 32.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 26th of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 29.7% 33.4% 3.6% Mexico
2010s 35.8% 34.8% 1.0% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 33.2% against 32.5% in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Mexico?
0.7%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Brazil ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 26th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.