Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Mexico

Tertiary education enrollment in Mexico in 2024 — 48.2%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 94. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.7 pp.

2024 48.2% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 49of 94
Period maximum 48.2%2024
Period minimum 20.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Mexico, 2000–2024203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 20.5%2001: 21.4%2002: 22.3%2003: 23%2004: 23.7%2005: 24.1%2006: 24.6%2007: 25.1%2008: 25.8%2009: 26.2%2010: 27.2%2011: 28%2012: 29.3%2013: 30.3%2014: 31.2%2015: 32%2016: 38.6%2017: 40.3%2018: 41.6%2019: 43%2020: 45.2%2021: 45.7%2022: 46.4%2023: 47.5%2024: 48.2%
Change over the period: +27.7 pp Annual average: 1.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 48.2%
World 43.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.2 +0.7 pp
2023 47.5 +1.1 pp
2022 46.4 +0.8 pp
2021 45.7 +0.5 pp
2020 45.2 +2.1 pp
2019 43 +1.4 pp
2018 41.6 +1.3 pp
2017 40.3 +1.7 pp
2016 38.6 +6.6 pp
2015 32 +0.8 pp
2014 31.2 +0.9 pp
2013 30.3 +1 pp
2012 29.3 +1.3 pp
2011 28 +0.9 pp
2010 27.2 +1 pp
2009 26.2 +0.4 pp
2008 25.8 +0.6 pp
2007 25.1 +0.6 pp
2006 24.6 +0.4 pp
2005 24.1 +0.4 pp
2004 23.7 +0.7 pp
2003 23 +0.7 pp
2002 22.3 +0.9 pp
2001 21.4 +0.9 pp
2000 20.5

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.