Primary completion (UIS) in Mexico
In Mexico, 97.6% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
Mexico, 2024
97.6%
Change from 2022
−0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Mexico over time: Girls
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% |
| 2022 | 98.4% |
| 2020 | 98.4% |
| 2018 | 98.3% |
| 2016 | 97.9% |
| 2015 | 96.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% |
| 2012 | 97.1% |
| 2010 | 96.7% |
| 2008 | 95.6% |
| 2006 | 95.2% |
| 2004 | 92.6% |
| 2002 | 92.9% |
| 2000 | 92.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 98.0% in 2022, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 2006, when it was 94.4%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Lower secondary completion
90.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
102.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
65.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
9.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS