Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico is 23.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 23.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2002.
That places Mexico 60th out of 101 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 … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.4% | — |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 23.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 23.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 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 23.2% 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 23.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 101 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 19.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release