Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mexico peaked at 6.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2002.
That places Mexico 70th out of 95 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 … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.7% | — |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +78.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -8.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 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 5.6% 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 6.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 95 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 38.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release