Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico, 1980–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico stood at 19.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico peaked at 19.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 76th out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.0% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 61.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Mexico was 19.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Mexico ranks 76th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.