Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Mexico

Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe was 55.9% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
55.9%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
12th
of 29 countries
All-time high
55.9%
in 2018
All-time low
23.4%
in 2000
Years of data
10
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Mexico, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 23.4 %2002: 33.7 %2004: 35.3 %2006: 37.4 %2008: 39.2 %2010: 41.4 %2012: 47 %2014: 49.2 %2016: 50.2 %2018: 55.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 55.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Mexico peaked at 55.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.

That places Mexico 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.8% 23.4% 39.2% 5
2010s 48.8% 41.4% 55.9% 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 9 Panama 67.6% compare
  2. 10 Dominican Republic 62.6% compare
  3. 11 Costa Rica 59.0% compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 55.9% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 55.3% compare
  6. 15 Nigeria 49.4% compare

See the full ranking of 29 places β†’

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Mexico?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Mexico was 55.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe?
Mexico ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/