Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 17.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico stood at 17.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 22.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 46th of 124 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 tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 18.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.0% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 17.3% 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 22.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 124 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 2.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release