Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3713 LPIA in 2025. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2002β2025
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.
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
- 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 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