Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Mexico 28th out of 107 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, completed upper … upper rural gender in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +110.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6341 GPIA | -39.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7903 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8288 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8096 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8115 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8184 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.868 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8643 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8461 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9483 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9654 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9237 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9918 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9519 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9597 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9747 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +110.9% | 0.5 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA |
| 2004 | -39.9% | 1.05 GPIA | 0.6341 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7809 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9309 GPIA | 0.8461 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico was 1.03 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release