Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 69.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mexico, 1980β2024
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 71st out of 134 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.
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
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 71.9% compare
- 69 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 70.9% compare
- 70 State of Palestine 69.5% compare
- 72 North Macedonia 69.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 67.2% compare
- 74 Mauritius 66.7% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
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 71st out of 134 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