Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9186 GPIA in 2025. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 1980β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico is 0.9186 GPIA, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 0.947 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3375 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Mexico 92nd out of 127 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3375 GPIA | 0.3375 GPIA | 0.3375 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5316 GPIA | 0.5316 GPIA | 0.5316 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6999 GPIA | 0.6555 GPIA | 0.7734 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8463 GPIA | 0.7721 GPIA | 0.8918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.8686 GPIA | 0.947 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 89 Mauritius 0.9254 GPIA compare
- 90 Seychelles 0.9233 GPIA compare
- 91 Singapore 0.9212 GPIA compare
- 93 Saudi Arabia 0.895 GPIA compare
- 94 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.888 GPIA compare
- 95 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.8738 GPIA compare
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 0.9186 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 0.947 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3375 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 127 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 3.0%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release