Completion rate, upper secondary … education middle both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary … education middle both sexes was 63.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 63.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Mexico peaked at 63.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, 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 middle both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +7.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 63.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 63.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.5%, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … education middle both sexes in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.0% | 23.4% | 33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 23.4% | 39.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 41.4% | 55.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.5% | 63.7% | 2 |
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, middle quintile, both in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Mexico was 63.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release