Percentage of graduates … Percentage Social Journalism Sciences in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates … Percentage Social Journalism Sciences was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 73rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … Percentage Social Journalism Sciences in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +86.3% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +114.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -6.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … Percentage Social Journalism Sciences in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +114.0% | 9.1% | 19.4% |
| 2005 | +86.3% | 5.0% | 9.4% |
| 2022 | -58.7% | 18.7% | 7.7% |
| 2003 | -44.6% | 9.1% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.3% | 18.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 7.3% 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 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 73rd 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 22.3%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release