Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 16.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 23.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.
That places Mexico 25th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.4% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
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 16.9% 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 23.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 25th 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 down 24.2%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release