Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2302 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico, 2010β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.2302 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.2302 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1724 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Mexico 67th out of 83 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1939 LPIA | 0.1724 LPIA | 0.2186 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2302 LPIA | 0.2302 LPIA | 0.2302 LPIA | 1 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico was 0.2302 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2302 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1724 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release