Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 96.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 10th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.6% | — |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 78.6% | 91.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.4% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.5% | 96.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Brazil 97.2% compare
- 8 Türkiye 96.9% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 96.9% compare
- 11 Jordan 95.4% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.4% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 94.1% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Mexico was 96.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release