Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Mexico
Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both 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
In 2025, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico stood at 70.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mexico peaked at 71.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 68th out of 101 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 rural both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 70.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 70.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 32.2% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 50.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 65.7% | 71.1% | 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 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 71.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 101 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 19.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release