Official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico
Mexico: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
4
in 2001
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 166 Argentina 4 compare
- 166 Aruba 4 compare
- 166 Bolivia 4 compare
- 166 Brazil 4 compare
- 166 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 4 compare
- 166 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 166 Curaçao 4 compare
- 166 Ghana 4 compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 compare
- 166 Hungary 4 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 166 Maldives 4 compare
- 166 Nauru 4 compare
- 166 Nepal 4 compare
- 166 Panama 4 compare
- 166 Sint Maarten 4 compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 compare
- 166 Tonga 4 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Mexico was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Mexico ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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