Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 42.5% 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 42.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mexico peaked at 42.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 97th out of 142 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 both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +4.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 42.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 42.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 18.6% | 31.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.6% | 42.5% | 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 42.5% 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 42.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mexico ranks 97th out of 142 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 27.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release