Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 69.0% 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 69.0%, measured 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 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mexico peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 71st of 134 countries on this measure, 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 | 17.2% | — |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +90.1% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 40.4% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 53.1% | 63.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.8% | 69.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 71.9% compare
- 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 70.9% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 69.5% compare
- 72 North Macedonia 69.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 67.2% compare
- 74 Mauritius 66.7% compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (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 69.0% 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 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 134 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 20.1%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.