Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.1603 LPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.1603 LPIA
Change on year
up 139.7%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.1722 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.0471 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2010–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Mexico, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.1603 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2020.
The figure is up 139.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.1722 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0471 LPIA, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1494 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.1722 LPIA | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0471 LPIA | -72.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1329 LPIA | +182.1% |
| 2016 | 0.112 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 LPIA | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0669 LPIA | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1603 LPIA | +139.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1603 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1473 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1085 LPIA | 0.0471 LPIA | 0.1722 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1603 LPIA | 0.1603 LPIA | 0.1603 LPIA | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Mexico was 0.1603 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1722 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0471 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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