Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 87.0% 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 87.0% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Mexico peaked at 87.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 89th of 134 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 | 36.7% | — |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 66.4% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 76.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.3% | 87.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 87.0% 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 87.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Mexico ranks 89th out of 134 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 8.0%. 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, male (%) (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.