Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico is 18.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2010.
That places Mexico 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.8% | — |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +8.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 18.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 18.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 18.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 18.4% in 2024, 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 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release