Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.82 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico stood at 4.82. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico peaked at 4.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.15, in 1970.
That places Mexico 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.22 | — |
| 1965 | 2.35 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 2.15 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 2.3 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 2.6 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 3.1 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 3.52 | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 3.98 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.82 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.22 | 2.15 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.85 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.52 | 3.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 4.3 | 4.64 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.82 | 4.82 | 4.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Mexico was 4.82 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Mexico ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.