Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.6338 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.6338 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.6338 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2361 LPIA, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 62nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2361 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.2805 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4288 LPIA | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3391 LPIA | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4347 LPIA | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3829 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.398 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4102 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4255 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.486 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4831 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5059 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5179 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5158 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5361 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5734 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5854 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6338 LPIA | +8.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.6338 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7121 LPIA, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.6338 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5407 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +52.9% | 0.2805 LPIA | 0.4288 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3638 LPIA | 0.2361 LPIA | 0.4347 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5055 LPIA | 0.4255 LPIA | 0.5734 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6096 LPIA | 0.5854 LPIA | 0.6338 LPIA | 2 |
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 lower secondary education or in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico was 0.6338 LPIA 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 0.6338 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2361 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 95 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 30.4%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release