Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 20.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico, 1980–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 20.6% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico peaked at 20.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 71st of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +50.3% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mexico was 20.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.