Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 45.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico is 45.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 45.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 56th of 94 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 rural both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +71.3% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +9.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 45.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 45.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +71.3% | 13.8% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 11.5% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 25.8% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 41.9% | 45.7% | 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 45.7% 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 45.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 56th 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 44.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release