Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 59.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico is 59.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico peaked at 59.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 11th out of 25 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, second quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +70.4% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 21.9% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 26.9% | 49.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 49.3% | 59.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Mexico was 59.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release