Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 97.6% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 40th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 90.9% | 95.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.8% | 97.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 3 |
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 in Mexico?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Mexico was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release