Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7732 LPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico stood at 0.7732 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico peaked at 0.783 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4988 LPIA, in 2002.
Mexico ranks 75th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4988 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.511 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5701 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5587 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6277 LPIA | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5766 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.603 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6111 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6288 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6464 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6635 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6605 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6838 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6933 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7017 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7156 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7354 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7539 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7453 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7719 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7786 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.783 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7777 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7732 LPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5696 LPIA | 0.4988 LPIA | 0.6277 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6883 LPIA | 0.6288 LPIA | 0.7539 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7716 LPIA | 0.7453 LPIA | 0.783 LPIA | 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 0.7732 LPIA 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 0.783 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4988 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mexico ranks 75th out of 99 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 11.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release