Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2221 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico is 0.2221 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.2221 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.171 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Mexico 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1869 LPIA | 0.171 LPIA | 0.2069 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2221 LPIA | 0.2221 LPIA | 0.2221 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 0.2221 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 0.2221 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.171 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 69th out of 84 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 29.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release