Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2274 LPIA in 2025. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 2002β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico is 0.2274 LPIA, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 0.2662 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1188 LPIA, in 2002.
Mexico ranks 77th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1507 LPIA | 0.1188 LPIA | 0.2144 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1926 LPIA | 0.1744 LPIA | 0.2424 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2504 LPIA | 0.227 LPIA | 0.2662 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
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 0.2274 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 0.2662 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1188 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 91 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 10.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release