Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 73.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico stood at 73.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 73.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 61st of 97 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, completed lower … lower urban male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 73.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.3%, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 73.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.7%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 52.5% | 65.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 63.1% | 71.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.1% | 73.7% | 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 73.7% 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 73.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 97 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 7.9%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release