Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico
Mexico: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico peaked at 4.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2016.
That places Mexico 22nd out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +135.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -57.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +60.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 64% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mexico was 1.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release