Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 13.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico is 13.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 49th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.5% | — |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 13.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 13.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.7%, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.3% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Mexico?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico was 13.1% 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 17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 49th out of 126 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 up 5.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release