Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2581 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 0.2581 LPIA, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 0.2838 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1263 LPIA, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 72nd of 87 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 | 0.1499 LPIA | 0.1263 LPIA | 0.1934 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2052 LPIA | 0.1734 LPIA | 0.2592 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2667 LPIA | 0.2393 LPIA | 0.2838 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 0.2581 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 0.2838 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1263 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 87 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 21.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release