Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 8.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 8.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico peaked at 8.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +237.5% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | +100.8% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +53.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 37 Macau, China 8.9% compare
- 38 Kyrgyzstan 8.8% compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.8% compare
- 41 Spain 8.1% compare
- 42 Barbados 8.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 7.8% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Mexico was 8.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary