UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico

Mexico: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 27.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 88 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2018
All-time low
11.5%
in 1980
Years of data
17
1980–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico, 1980–2018

01020301980199920181980: 11.51990: 12.12000: 222004: 26.12005: 20.72006: 20.72007: 20.82008: 21.62009: 22.22010: 232012: 23.52013: 24.22014: 252015: 25.82016: 26.22017: 27.22018: 27.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico is 27.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico peaked at 27.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1980.

Mexico ranks 8th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, female in Mexico, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 11.5%
1990 12.1% +5.4%
2000 22.0% +81.9%
2004 26.1% +18.9%
2005 20.7% -20.9%
2006 20.7% +0.1%
2007 20.8% +0.7%
2008 21.6% +3.8%
2009 22.2% +2.5%
2010 23.0% +4.0%
2012 23.5% +1.9%
2013 24.2% +3.0%
2014 25.0% +3.5%
2015 25.8% +3.1%
2016 26.2% +1.3%
2017 27.2% +3.9%
2018 27.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 1
1990s 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 1
2000s 22.0% 20.7% 26.1% 7
2010s 25.3% 23.0% 27.5% 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 5 Malta 35.4% compare
  2. 6 Luxembourg 31.8% compare
  3. 7 New Zealand 30.8% compare
  4. 9 Austria 26.2% compare
  5. 10 Italy 26.1% compare
  6. 11 Romania 25.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Mexico was 27.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1980.
How does Mexico rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Mexico ranks 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 975 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/