Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 88.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mexico, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 88.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mexico peaked at 88.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1981.
That places Mexico 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 57.4% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 63.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 80.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.0% | 88.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 77 Indonesia 89.6% compare
- 78 Sao Tome and Principe 89.1% compare
- 79 Luxembourg 88.7% compare
- 81 South Africa 87.6% compare
- 82 Netherlands 87.2% compare
- 83 Brazil 86.0% compare
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, male (modelled data) in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mexico was 88.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Mexico ranks 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release