Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico

Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex was 37.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
37.6%
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
12th
of 29 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2018
All-time low
9.0%
in 2000
Years of data
10
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico, 2000–2018

102030402000200920182000: 9 %2002: 10.4 %2004: 11.8 %2006: 18.6 %2008: 19.3 %2010: 23.8 %2012: 28.5 %2014: 31.6 %2016: 31.2 %2018: 37.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico stood at 37.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico peaked at 37.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.

Mexico ranks 12th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Mexico, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 9.0%
2002 10.4% +15.3%
2004 11.8% +13.1%
2006 18.6% +57.5%
2008 19.3% +3.9%
2010 23.8% +23.5%
2012 28.5% +19.7%
2014 31.6% +10.8%
2016 31.2% -1.1%
2018 37.6% +20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.8% 9.0% 19.3% 5
2010s 30.6% 23.8% 37.6% 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 9 Brazil 42.6% compare
  2. 10 Panama 40.3% compare
  3. 11 Paraguay 38.3% compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 33.4% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 30.1% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 13.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex in Mexico was 37.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex?
Mexico ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sex rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest 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/