Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico
Mexico: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.64 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico is 99.64, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico peaked at 99.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 1820.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 3.07 | — |
| 1825 | 3.87 | +26.1% |
| 1830 | 4.86 | +25.6% |
| 1835 | 6.09 | +25.3% |
| 1840 | 7.6 | +24.8% |
| 1845 | 9.45 | +24.3% |
| 1850 | 11.7 | +23.8% |
| 1855 | 14.4 | +23.1% |
| 1860 | 17.6 | +22.2% |
| 1865 | 21.34 | +21.2% |
| 1870 | 25.62 | +20.1% |
| 1875 | 27.08 | +5.7% |
| 1880 | 28.53 | +5.4% |
| 1885 | 29.98 | +5.1% |
| 1890 | 31.73 | +5.8% |
| 1895 | 33.41 | +5.3% |
| 1900 | 35.11 | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 34.55 | -1.6% |
| 1910 | 33.41 | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 35.39 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | 29.65 | -16.2% |
| 1925 | 61.88 | +108.7% |
| 1930 | 85.97 | +38.9% |
| 1935 | 65.13 | -24.2% |
| 1940 | 65.99 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 68.97 | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 62.64 | -9.2% |
| 1955 | 73.07 | +16.7% |
| 1960 | 58.26 | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 67 | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 81 | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 87.56 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 99.33 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 99.94 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 99.83 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.75 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.73 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.79 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.88 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.84 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.79 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.77 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.73 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.69 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.68 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.67 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.74 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.68 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.67 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.66 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.65 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.64 | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 99.64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 99.64 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +108.7% | 29.65 | 61.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3.47 | 3.07 | 3.87 | 2 |
| 1830s | 5.47 | 4.86 | 6.09 | 2 |
| 1840s | 8.52 | 7.6 | 9.45 | 2 |
| 1850s | 13.05 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 2 |
| 1860s | 19.47 | 17.6 | 21.34 | 2 |
| 1870s | 26.35 | 25.62 | 27.08 | 2 |
| 1880s | 29.26 | 28.53 | 29.98 | 2 |
| 1890s | 32.57 | 31.73 | 33.41 | 2 |
| 1900s | 34.83 | 34.55 | 35.11 | 2 |
| 1910s | 34.4 | 33.41 | 35.39 | 2 |
| 1920s | 45.77 | 29.65 | 61.88 | 2 |
| 1930s | 75.55 | 65.13 | 85.97 | 2 |
| 1940s | 67.48 | 65.99 | 68.97 | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.85 | 62.64 | 73.07 | 2 |
| 1960s | 62.63 | 58.26 | 67 | 2 |
| 1970s | 84.28 | 81 | 87.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 99.33 | 99.33 | 99.33 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.82 | 99.7 | 99.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.73 | 99.67 | 99.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.66 | 99.64 | 99.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Mexico was 99.64 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.94 in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 1820.
- How does Mexico rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.