Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 93.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico stood at 93.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico peaked at 93.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 7th out of 34 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, urban, middle quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.8% | — |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 73.8% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.5% | 91.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.2% | 93.9% | 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, urban, middle quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico was 93.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release