Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 66.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico stood at 66.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico peaked at 66.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 47th of 81 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, urban, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 37.0% | 49.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 51.4% | 60.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 44 Argentina 70.2% compare
- 45 El Salvador 69.3% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 66.2% compare
- 48 Viet Nam 65.7% compare
- 49 South Africa 64.1% compare
- 50 Philippines 63.2% compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Mexico was 66.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Mexico ranks 47th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release