Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 65.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 65.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 51st out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 32.6% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.3% | 58.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 61.5% | 65.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 48 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 70.1% compare
- 49 Nigeria 68.5% compare
- 50 Philippines 67.0% compare
- 52 Kenya 65.0% compare
- 53 Jordan 64.6% compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 63.8% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico was 65.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 51st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release