Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Mexico
Mexico: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) was 101.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Mexico stood at 101.8%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Mexico peaked at 111.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 26th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 100.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 101.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 105.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 109.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 111.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 105.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 104.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 104.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 102.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 102.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 102.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 102.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 102.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 103.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 101.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 96.9% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 99.6% | 111.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.4% | 101.8% | 103.7% | 5 |
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 primary completion rate, male in Mexico?
- Primary completion rate, male in Mexico was 101.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Mexico ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, male (% 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.