School completion in Mexico
Mexico: School completion was 98.16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.16
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.16
in 2025
All-time low
79.98
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Mexico, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Mexico stood at 98.16. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Mexico peaked at 98.16 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.98, in 1981.
That places Mexico 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.98 | — |
| 1982 | 80.81 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 81.69 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 82.41 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.04 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 83.5 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 84.02 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 84.48 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 84.81 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 85.09 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.31 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 85.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.07 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 86.56 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 87.15 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.76 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 88.51 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 89.38 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 90.19 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 90.87 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.14 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.83 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.41 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.87 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.22 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.54 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.86 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.15 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.38 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.62 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.87 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.14 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.35 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.52 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.64 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.98 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.58 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.74 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.88 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.03 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.16 | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 98.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 98.16 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.75 | 79.98 | 84.81 | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.16 | 85.09 | 90.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.34 | 90.87 | 95.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.35 | 95.38 | 97.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8 | 97.4 | 98.16 | 6 |
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 school completion in Mexico?
- School completion in Mexico was 98.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.16 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.98 in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for school completion?
- Mexico ranks 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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