Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 92.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 92.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 92.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 39th of 87 countries on this measure, 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, urban, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1% | — |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 74.1% | 84.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 90.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.4% | 92.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Mexico was 92.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 39th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release