Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education

Mexico
0.9186 GPIA
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.895 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico rank
92nd
Saudi Arabia rank
93rd

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
0.40.60.81198020022025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.9186 GPIA against 0.895 GPIA in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0236 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Mexico ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 127 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6754 GPIA 0.8388 GPIA 0.1633 GPIA Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.8447 GPIA 0.9779 GPIA 0.1332 GPIA Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.9081 GPIA 0.9755 GPIA 0.0674 GPIA Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Mexico, at 0.9186 GPIA against 0.895 GPIA in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
0.0236 GPIA, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Mexico ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 2,028 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release