Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.9068 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9068 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
72nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9358 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6492 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.9068 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 0.9358 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6492 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Mexico 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6492 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6655 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6974 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7653 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7078 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6846 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7046 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7201 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8691 GPIA | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7915 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7622 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8239 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8399 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8816 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8346 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8249 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8519 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8706 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9358 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8762 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8878 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8626 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.898 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9068 GPIA | +1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.9068 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.9068 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 GPIA, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6993 GPIA | 0.6492 GPIA | 0.7653 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.7622 GPIA | 0.8816 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8626 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 6 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico was 0.9068 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9358 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6492 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release