Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% 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 0.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 33rd 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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 33rd 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 up 7.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release