Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Mexico
Mexico: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 0.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Mexico, 1975–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Mexico is 0.9%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Mexico peaked at 11.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Mexico ranks 126th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.7% | — |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -60.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -60.1% | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| 2013 | -29.0% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 8 |
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 repeaters, primary, total in Mexico?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Mexico was 0.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Mexico ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.