Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 75.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 75.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico peaked at 80.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 10th out of 36 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, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3% | — |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +76.5% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 21.3% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 49.4% | 80.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 75.7% | 79.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Mexico was 75.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release