Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico stood at 68.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 70th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 37.4% | 51.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 51.3% | 62.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.1% | 68.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 67 Macau (China) 71.4% compare
- 68 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 70.6% compare
- 69 Brazil 68.3% compare
- 71 Panama 65.7% compare
- 72 Uruguay 65.5% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 64.4% 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 68.3% in 2024, 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 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release