Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 26.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 35.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 26.8% | 35.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.0% | 28.2% | 4 |
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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 26.1% 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 35.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 123 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 23.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release