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North America
In the North American region, Mexico has the highest ratio of NS& E degrees to total degrees: 25 percent of all first university
degrees in Mexican universities are awarded in engineering. In contrast, only 6 percent of all first university degrees in Canada and 7 percent in the United States are in engineering. However,
Mexico's university system is, like that of European countries, very elite. Just 8 percent of the college-age cohort obtains a university degree. Participation rates in university education are four times higher in Canada and the United States than
in Mexico.
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