Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 78.7% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
78.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
93rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
78.7%
in 2025
All-time low
74.0%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2019β2025
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Mexico, 2019β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Mexico stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
That places Mexico 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.0% | 78.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 90 Ecuador 86.9% compare
- 91 Togo 85.2% compare
- 92 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.9% compare
- 94 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 70.6% compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 68.9% compare
- 96 Albania 67.5%
More education data for Mexico
- 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 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Mexico?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Mexico was 78.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Mexico ranks 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary 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