Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 42.5% 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
Mexico recorded 42.5% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico peaked at 42.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 97th of 142 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 | 19.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 18.6% | 31.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.6% | 42.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 upper secondary in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mexico was 42.5% 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 42.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Mexico ranks 97th out of 142 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 27.4%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.