Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 18.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico, 2000β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 18.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 85th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.0% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.4% | 18.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 82 Philippines 23.8% compare
- 83 Pakistan 22.8% compare
- 84 El Salvador 18.4% compare
- 86 Ghana 17.2% compare
- 87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.6% compare
- 88 Uruguay 14.6% compare
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 18.4% 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 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 85th out of 111 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 52.1%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release