Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 34.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 34.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico peaked at 53.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2010.
That places Mexico 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1965 | 51.5% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 49.9% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.3% | 51.2% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.6% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 38.0% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mexico was 34.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Mexico ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)