Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 71.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico is 71.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico peaked at 71.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 15th out of 30 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, middle quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 37.2% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 46.6% | 61.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.5% | 71.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico was 71.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release