Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) was 50.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 50.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Mexico peaked at 50.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 51st out of 81 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, rural, female (%) (upper) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +97.7% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +57.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +3.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.7%, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%) (upper) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +97.7% | 8.8% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 8.3% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 32.6% | 42.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.0% | 50.8% | 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, rural, female in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Mexico was 50.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Mexico ranks 51st out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release