Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico stood at 90.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 90.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 42nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.2% | — |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 67.2% | 80.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 81.4% | 88.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.3% | 90.9% | 3 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 42nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release