Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 82.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico, 2013β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico is 82.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico peaked at 82.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2013.
That places Mexico 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.2% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 78.4% | 82.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Mexico was 82.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release