Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences was 5.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico stood at 5.3%.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mexico peaked at 16.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 68th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +53.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +185.3% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +7.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … male 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 | +185.3% | 5.8% | 16.5% |
| 2022 | -69.7% | 16.2% | 4.9% |
| 2005 | +53.9% | 4.3% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 4.9% | 16.2% | 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 5.3% 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 16.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 68th 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 14.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release