In the academic year of 2020, the educational attainment with the highest participation rate of the Mexican population over 15 years was for middle school with 29.1 share, followed by primary school with 22.6 and high school at 22.1.

In 2020, in Mexico State, the dominant level of educational achievement was obtaining a middle school diploma, encompassing around 30.4 percent of the population. Following closely behind were individuals who had completed high school, constituting approximately 25 percent, as well as those who had finished elementary school.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Mexico was reported at 78.14 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In Mexico, through the time frame displayed the highest amount of students enrolled in any education level was during the academic year for 2015/2016 with 34.53 million. In contrast, the lowest number of people registered was in 2000/2001 with 28.57 million students, thus being 17.26 percent less than the highest number of people registered.

MX: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 100.907 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 100.563 % for 2016. MX: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 95.096 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.396 % in 2014 and a record low of 71.123 % in 1975. MX: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;

In 2020, the Mexican states with the highest average of academic years were Mexico City with 11.48, Nuevo León with 10.74 and Querétaro with 10.48 years. In contrast, the states with the lowest standard school years were Oaxaca with 8.12 and Chiapas 7.78 years.

Mexico: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2022 is 1.15 percent, an increase from 1.12 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.21 percent, based on data from 117 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1971 to 2022 is 0.83 percent. The minimum value, 0.26 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 1.15 percent was recorded in 2022.

MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 81.201 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.542 % for 2015. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 74.808 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.201 % in 2016 and a record low of 36.656 % in 1980. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); ;

MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 14.008 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.391 % for 2015. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 13.198 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.391 % in 2015 and a record low of 7.221 % in 2000. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Competed Short-Cycle Tertiary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); ;

Mexico: Primary school completion rate: The latest value from 2022 is 102.24 percent, a decline from 102.82 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 92.43 percent, based on data from 124 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1975 to 2022 is 95.43 percent. The minimum value, 67.83 percent, was reached in 1975 while the maximum of 111.54 percent was recorded in 2014.

MX: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data was reported at 0.850 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.866 % for 2016. MX: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data is updated yearly, averaging 6.979 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.652 % in 1975 and a record low of 0.782 % in 2015. MX: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;

In 2019, the share of internet users with lower secondary school education in Mexico amounted to 28.5 percent and those with a bachelor's degree amounted to 22.2 percent. In that same year, more than 19 percent of internet users in Mexico were aged between 25 and 34 years old.

MX: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort data was reported at 99.373 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 90.474 % for 2015. MX: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort data is updated yearly, averaging 90.314 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2016, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.373 % in 2016 and a record low of 55.695 % in 1975. MX: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;

In the last academic year from 2023/2024 there were approximately 13.15 million students in the primary education level in Mexico. Through the time frame displayed, there has been a decrease in the number of students in this level, except for the highest peak in the 2010/2011 academic year with 14.89 million of people enrolled.

MX: Educational Attainment: Doctoral or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 0.054 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.167 % for 2015. MX: Educational Attainment: Doctoral or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 0.055 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.167 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.044 % in 2014. MX: Educational Attainment: Doctoral or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); ;

This statistic shows the population born in Mexico residing in the U.S. between year 1994 and year 2009 by education level. In 2009, about 5.8 million Mexicans residing in the U.S. had an educational attainment of less than 10 grades of school education.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Mexico 59 School District and average distribution per school district in Missouri

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Mexico Elementary School

MX: Children Out of School: Primary: Female data was reported at 6,117.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,255.000 Person for 2016. MX: Children Out of School: Primary: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 42,590.500 Person from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2017, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 948,419.000 Person in 1971 and a record low of 6,117.000 Person in 2017. MX: Children Out of School: Primary: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Sum;

The Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools industry in Mexico includes establishments that are primarily dedicated to providing basic education, which includes primary schools, junior high schools and high schools, as well as establishments providing special needs education. This industry also includes indigenous technical preschools, primary and secondary education institutions, preschools, institutions that provide basic education for adults and distance education programs providing both basic and secondary educations. Furthermore, establishments that combine different levels of basic and secondary education with commercial, secretarial, computer, trade and executive technical training are included. Establishments that are dedicated to providing graduated education programs in engineering, accounting, business administration, law, education, medicine, agronomy, architecture, psychology and more are not included. Despite some favorable macroeconomic conditions, over the five years to 2019, industry revenue is anticipated to have declined at an annualized rate of 2.6% to MXN $69.7 billion, including a decrease of 0.1% in 2019.