Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 72.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 72.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico peaked at 72.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 38.2% | 51.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 55.6% | 66.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.9% | 72.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Mexico was 72.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release