Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 94.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico is 94.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Mexico peaked at 94.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 11th of 32 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, middle quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.7% | — |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 75.7% | 88.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.2% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 8 Argentina 95.1% compare
- 9 Paraguay 95.0% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 94.8% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 94.5% compare
- 13 Philippines 92.8% compare
- 14 Uruguay 92.6% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 94.6% 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 94.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 32 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 6.1%. 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, urban, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release