Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 85.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico, 1980–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 85.7% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico peaked at 85.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 88th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.2% | — |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +54.2% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 62.2% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 82.4% | 85.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico was 85.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Mexico ranks 88th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.