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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
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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