Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 70.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 70.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico peaked at 71.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 66th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8% | 30.6% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 49.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 65.2% | 71.2% | 6 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico was 70.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mexico ranks 66th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release