Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) in Mexico
Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) was 96.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Mexico is 96.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Mexico peaked at 97.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 37th out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.3% | — |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 96.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 96.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 80.3% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.5% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Mexico?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Mexico was 96.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, male?
- Mexico ranks 37th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release