Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.2274 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2274 LPIA
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
77th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2662 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.1188 LPIA
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 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.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1188 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1212 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1678 LPIA | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1402 LPIA | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2144 LPIA | +53.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 LPIA | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1463 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1509 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1744 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1868 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.179 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1799 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2055 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2064 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1803 LPIA | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1783 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1926 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2424 LPIA | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.227 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2662 LPIA | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2568 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2647 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2604 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2274 LPIA | -12.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2274 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2274 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2274 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.2274 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