Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 69.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.2% | — |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +90.1% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +4.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 69.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 69.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +90.1% | 17.2% | 32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 40.4% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 53.1% | 63.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.8% | 69.0% | 3 |
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 69.0% 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 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 135 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 20.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release