Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.9841 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9841 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
77th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.9844 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9145 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
20
1980–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mexico stood at 0.9841 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mexico peaked at 0.9844 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9145 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Mexico 77th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9145 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.9359 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9546 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9634 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9575 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9621 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9775 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9757 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.979 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.9841 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9898 GPIA, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.9841 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9977 GPIA, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.9145 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.9359 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 3 |
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mexico?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mexico was 0.9841 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9844 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9145 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release