Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 83.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico stood at 83.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico peaked at 87.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 18th of 37 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, richest quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.7% | — |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 64.7% | 79.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.7% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 15 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 16 Uruguay 86.8% compare
- 17 El Salvador 84.9% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 79.7% compare
- 20 India 79.5% compare
- 21 Honduras 78.4% compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Mexico was 83.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release