Primary completion rate, female in Mexico
Mexico: Primary completion rate, female was 102.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Mexico stood at 102.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Mexico peaked at 111.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.6% | — |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 100.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 101.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 101.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 102.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 107.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 110.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 111.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 106.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 104.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 104.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 102.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 103.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 103.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 102.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 103.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 102.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 96.6% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1% | 100.3% | 111.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 102.5% | 103.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 26 Guyana 103.3% compare
- 27 Georgia 102.9% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 102.8% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 102.6% compare
- 31 Kenya 102.1% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Mexico?
- Primary completion rate, female in Mexico was 102.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 111.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.