Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 72.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 72.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico peaked at 72.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 15th out of 36 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, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 39.7% | 53.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 53.1% | 67.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.4% | 72.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Mexico was 72.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release