Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.399 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.399 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
78th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.4047 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1596 LPIA
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.399 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 0.4047 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1596 LPIA, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 78th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1596 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.2245 LPIA | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1732 LPIA | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2457 LPIA | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2004 LPIA | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2105 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2199 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2289 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2267 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2516 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2614 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2921 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2968 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2983 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2808 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3219 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3499 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3481 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3895 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3851 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4003 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4047 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.399 LPIA | -1.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.399 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6445 LPIA, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.399 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4877 LPIA, 82% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2048 LPIA | 0.1596 LPIA | 0.2457 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2808 LPIA | 0.2267 LPIA | 0.3499 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3878 LPIA | 0.3481 LPIA | 0.4047 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 0.399 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 0.4047 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1596 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 103 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 34.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release