Mexico vs Uruguay: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in

Mexico
0.3213
in 2020
Uruguay
0.3244
in 2020
Mexico rank
48th
Uruguay rank
47th

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in over time

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.30.4200020102020

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3244 against 0.3213 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0031.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mexico ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 71 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3405 0.2946 0.0459 Mexico
2010s 0.3205 0.3022 0.0184 Mexico
2020s 0.3213 0.3244 0.0031 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in, Mexico or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.3244 against 0.3213 in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in between Mexico and Uruguay?
0.0031, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Mexico ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed