Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 68.3% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 70th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.2% | — |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +109.4% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 37.4% | 51.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 51.3% | 62.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.1% | 68.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico was 68.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.