Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5429 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Mexico 59th out of 88 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 … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7424 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6931 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5429 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7433 GPIA | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6385 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7321 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.757 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7791 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8645 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7937 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7884 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8634 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9519 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9071 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9626 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8465 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9849 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9309 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9866 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9343 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9473 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8888 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9381 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | +9.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 GPIA, 87% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7035 GPIA | 0.5429 GPIA | 0.7791 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8894 GPIA | 0.7884 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9539 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 1.03 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 1.03 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 1.03 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5429 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 88 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 13.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release