Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 70.0% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico is 70.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 75th out of 132 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 | 20.3% | — |
| 1990 | 35.8% | +76.5% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 43.7% | 57.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.1% | 64.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 70.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 72 Qatar 70.2% compare
- 73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.2% compare
- 74 Viet Nam 70.2% compare
- 76 Peru 69.5% compare
- 77 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.5% compare
- 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 68.6% compare
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico was 70.0% 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 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mexico ranks 75th out of 132 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 18.4%. 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+, male (%) (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.