Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.6046 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
Mexico recorded 0.6046 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.6046 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3281 LPIA, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 60th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 … female lower location LPIA in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4304 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3281 LPIA | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4257 LPIA | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.377 LPIA | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3922 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4066 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4231 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4869 LPIA | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4983 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5183 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5286 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5334 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5529 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5936 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6046 LPIA | +1.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.6046 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7258 LPIA, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.6046 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5586 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +29.8% | 0.3281 LPIA | 0.4257 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3933 LPIA | 0.3281 LPIA | 0.4304 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5169 LPIA | 0.4231 LPIA | 0.5936 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6046 LPIA | 0.6046 LPIA | 0.6046 LPIA | 1 |
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 0.6046 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 0.6046 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3281 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 60th 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 42.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release