Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 98.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
Mexico ranks 76th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.7% | 80.0% | 84.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 85.1% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.4% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mexico was 98.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mexico ranks 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release