Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 84.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 84.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico peaked at 84.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 41.7% | 61.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 65.8% | 78.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.4% | 84.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Mexico was 84.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release