Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico
Mexico: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 98.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico stood at 98.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1975.
That places Mexico 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.7% | — |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.9% | 55.7% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 76.9% | 86.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 90.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.8% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Mexico was 98.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1975.
- How does Mexico rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release