Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mexico, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 155.8% on the previous year and up 129.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mexico peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 54th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +151.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +155.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 47% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 0.5% 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 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 60 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 129.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release