Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2432 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2432 LPIA
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
79th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.2752 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.1242 LPIA
in 2003
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 LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.2432 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2025.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 0.2752 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1242 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Mexico 79th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1268 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1242 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1521 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1389 LPIA | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2047 LPIA | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 LPIA | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1518 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1572 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1744 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1877 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1827 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1844 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2193 LPIA | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2097 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.194 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.181 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2075 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.251 LPIA | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2334 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2752 LPIA | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2657 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.269 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2666 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2432 LPIA | -8.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2432 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2432 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2636 LPIA, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1509 LPIA | 0.1242 LPIA | 0.2047 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1992 LPIA | 0.1744 LPIA | 0.251 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2588 LPIA | 0.2334 LPIA | 0.2752 LPIA | 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 0.2432 LPIA 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 0.2752 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1242 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 79th out of 93 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 16.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release