School enrollment, tertiary in Mexico
Mexico: School enrollment, tertiary was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Mexico stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Mexico peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 86th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 48.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 48.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.6%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 27.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Mexico?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Mexico was 48.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Mexico ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.