Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6867 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Mexico, 2010β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Mexico stood at 0.6867 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.6867 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3409 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Mexico 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4995 GPIA | 0.3409 GPIA | 0.5767 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6867 GPIA | 0.6867 GPIA | 0.6867 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Mexico was 0.6867 GPIA 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 0.6867 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3409 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 31st out of 59 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 32.6%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release