Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.03 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2000β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.03 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7634 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Mexico 11th out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8589 GPIA | 0.7634 GPIA | 0.8904 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9159 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 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)
- 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 lower secondary education or in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico was 1.03 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 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7634 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 94 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 12.6%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release