Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 87.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Mexico stood at 87.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Mexico peaked at 87.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2004.
Mexico ranks 9th of 24 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, poorest quintile in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.1% | — |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 64.0% | 74.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 67.9% | 83.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.2% | 87.8% | 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, poorest quintile in Mexico?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Mexico was 87.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release