Mexico vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Mexico
0.9%
in 2025
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
6.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
131st
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
133rd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Mexico
  • UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
051015199920122025

How they compare

UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 6.5% against 0.9% in Mexico, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 7.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 131st and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 133rd of 185 countries.

UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 10.3% 14.4% 4.1% UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 2.0% 9.3% 7.3% UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 0.9% 6.7% 5.9% UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Mexico or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 6.5% against 0.9% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Mexico and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
5.6%, with UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mexico and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Mexico ranks 131st and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 133rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
399 places, 7,003 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release