Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9607 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico is 0.9607 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.9625 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8629 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Mexico 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8629 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8642 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8799 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9001 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8949 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.891 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8946 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9238 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9108 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9249 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9374 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9385 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9419 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9559 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9625 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8858 GPIA | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.9001 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.936 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9616 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9625 GPIA | 2 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico was 0.9607 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9625 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8629 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release