Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 48.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 48.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 48.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 48.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 48.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 23.7% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 44.2% | 48.4% | 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 48.4% 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 48.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 108 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 23.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release