Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 41.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 41.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.6% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +5.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 41.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 41.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 | +41.7% | 15.2% | 21.5% |
| 2005 | +27.3% | 19.1% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 15.2% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 28.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 37.7% | 41.9% | 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 41.9% 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 41.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 141 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 30.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release