Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico
Mexico: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 99.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
99.66
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
100
in 1985
All-time low
78.43
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2022
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico, 1971–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico is 99.66, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico peaked at 100 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.43, in 1971.
Mexico ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.43 | — |
| 1977 | 84.56 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 100 | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.17 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 100 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 99.78 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.89 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.59 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.09 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 98.93 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 98.51 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 97.68 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 97.51 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.86 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 99.94 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.83 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.75 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.73 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.79 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.88 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.84 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.79 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.77 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.73 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.69 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.68 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.67 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.74 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.68 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.67 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.66 | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 99.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 99.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.49 | 78.43 | 84.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 99.63 | 98.17 | 100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.08 | 97.51 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.82 | 99.7 | 99.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.73 | 99.67 | 99.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.68 | 99.66 | 99.71 | 3 |
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 total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Mexico was 99.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1985.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.43 in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Mexico ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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