Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 44.9% 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 44.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 44.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 63rd out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 13.1% | 27.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 26.9% | 39.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.3% | 44.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 44.9% 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 44.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 63rd 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 35.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release