Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 56th of 114 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 53 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 54 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 0.3% compare
- 57 Germany 0.3% compare
- 58 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
- 59 Algeria 0.3% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (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 0.3% 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 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 114 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 48.0%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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