Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 43.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico is 43.9%, measured 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 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico peaked at 43.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 16th out of 40 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, poorest quintile, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +77.1% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 9.8% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 23.5% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.0% | 43.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 13 Panama 50.1% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 46.9% compare
- 15 Paraguay 46.8% compare
- 17 Jordan 42.2% compare
- 18 Philippines 41.8% compare
- 19 El Salvador 38.9% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico was 43.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release