Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Mexico
Gross tertiary enrolment in Mexico was 48.2% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Mexico, 2024
48.2%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
78.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Mexico over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 47.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 31.2%, the figure has changed by +17.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS