Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 3.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2017.
That places Mexico 94th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.71 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
- 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)
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 2.4% 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 3.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 94th 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 down 12.5%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release