Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 90.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico is 90.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico peaked at 90.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2002.
That places Mexico 66th out of 106 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 90.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.6%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 90.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 73.2% | 80.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.3% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 87.7% | 90.2% | 6 |
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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico was 90.2% 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 90.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mexico ranks 66th out of 106 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 6.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release