Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.3713 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.3713 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.3758 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 LPIA, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 87th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.162 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1562 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2583 LPIA | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1916 LPIA | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2592 LPIA | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2271 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2336 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2419 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2495 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2671 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2554 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2844 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2952 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2777 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2735 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3054 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3491 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3377 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3758 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3629 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3654 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3757 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3713 LPIA | -1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.3713 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5883 LPIA, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.3713 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4467 LPIA, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.4% | 0.1562 LPIA | 0.2583 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2128 LPIA | 0.1562 LPIA | 0.2592 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2799 LPIA | 0.2419 LPIA | 0.3491 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3648 LPIA | 0.3377 LPIA | 0.3758 LPIA | 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 0.3713 LPIA 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 0.3758 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 87th out of 105 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 25.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release