Qualified primary teachers in Mexico
In Mexico, 90.9% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2012.
The latest value for Mexico is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Mexico, 2021
90.9%
Change from 2020
+0.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
100.0%
Qualified primary teachers in Mexico over time
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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 85.7% |
| 2015 | 84.4% |
| 2014 | 83.5% |
| 2013 | 82.9% |
| 2012 | 96.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% |
| 2009 | 95.6% |
| 2008 | 95.0% |
| 2007 | 95.4% |
| 2006 | 95.2% |
| 2005 | 94.9% |
| 2004 | 94.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 90.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 96.0%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
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