Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico stood at 1.08 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.08 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7646 index, in 1981.
That places Mexico 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8519 index | 0.7646 index | 0.9339 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9844 index | 0.9453 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 0.9938 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico was 1.08 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7646 index in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.