Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5654 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico stood at 0.5654 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.5654 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3483 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Mexico 69th out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.426 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3483 LPIA | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4444 LPIA | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3879 LPIA | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4026 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4124 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4267 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4836 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4666 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4922 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5061 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4968 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5176 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5517 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5654 LPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4036 LPIA | 0.3483 LPIA | 0.4444 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4927 LPIA | 0.4267 LPIA | 0.5517 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5654 LPIA | 0.5654 LPIA | 0.5654 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 66 Uruguay 0.5925 LPIA compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 0.5857 LPIA compare
- 68 Costa Rica 0.5846 LPIA compare
- 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5482 LPIA compare
- 71 Paraguay 0.548 LPIA compare
- 72 Tunisia 0.5374 LPIA compare
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 0.5654 LPIA in 2020, 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 0.5654 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3483 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 69th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release