Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 1.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2002.
That places Mexico 65th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release