Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico
Mexico: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.9677 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.9677 GPIA for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico peaked at 0.9721 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8031 GPIA, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 72nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8031 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.8581 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8817 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8929 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9226 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9024 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.907 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9123 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9164 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.945 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9297 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9476 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9673 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9677 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8031 GPIA | 0.8031 GPIA | 0.8031 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8581 GPIA | 0.8581 GPIA | 0.8581 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9051 GPIA | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.9226 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9513 GPIA | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.969 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.9721 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Mexico was 0.9677 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9721 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8031 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release