Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico
Mexico: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico peaked at 2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1998.
Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 14 Aruba 2 compare
- 14 Argentina 2 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 compare
- 14 Brazil 2 compare
- 14 Switzerland 2 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 14 Curaçao 2 compare
- 14 Ghana 2 compare
- 14 Luxembourg 2 compare
- 14 Latvia 2 compare
- 14 Maldives 2 compare
- 14 Naoero 2 compare
- 14 Panama 2 compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 14 Tonga 2 compare
- 14 Uruguay 2 compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Mexico was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release