Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico
Mexico: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 34.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico is 34.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico peaked at 49.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2003.
That places Mexico 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2003 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 34.1% | 49.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Mexico was 34.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Mexico ranks 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).