Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mexico is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mexico peaked at 0.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mexico?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mexico was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Mexico ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release