Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.8452 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mexico, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mexico stood at 0.8452 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.8452 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6598 GPIA, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 54th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6981 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.6598 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7068 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7233 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8121 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8109 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8168 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8452 GPIA | +3.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.8452 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9788 GPIA, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.8452 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9194 GPIA, 92% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7468 GPIA | 0.6598 GPIA | 0.8168 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8452 GPIA | 0.8452 GPIA | 0.8452 GPIA | 1 |
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 master's or equivalent in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mexico was 0.8452 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8452 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6598 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release