Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male (%) was 86.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Mexico stood at 86.0%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Mexico peaked at 88.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 86.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 62.7% | 73.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 73.1% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.0% | 87.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Mexico was 86.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release