Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.08 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7646 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mexico, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.08 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mexico peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7646 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Mexico 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Mexico, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7646 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7773 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8011 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8294 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8557 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8816 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9008 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9225 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9339 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9453 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9521 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9616 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.976 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9873 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.996 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9962 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9938 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9956 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.08 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.08 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8519 modelled data | 0.7646 modelled data | 0.9339 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9844 modelled data | 0.9453 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9938 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mexico was 1.08 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7646 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release