Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 41.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico peaked at 41.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 92nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.6% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 15.2% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 28.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 37.7% | 41.9% | 6 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico was 41.9% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.