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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7646 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7773 index | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8011 index | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8294 index | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8557 index | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8816 index | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9008 index | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9225 index | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9339 index | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9453 index | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9521 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9616 index | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.976 index | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9873 index | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.996 index | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9962 index | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9938 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9956 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.08 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 index, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.08 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 index, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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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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.