Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Mexico, 2010–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.3% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 278.4% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Mexico peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
Mexico ranks 46th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.