Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico

Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, rural, female was 97.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
97.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2018
All-time low
82.4%
in 2000
Years of data
10
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 82.4 %2002: 90.1 %2004: 91.5 %2006: 92.2 %2008: 92.5 %2010: 93.2 %2012: 94.4 %2014: 95.9 %2016: 96.8 %2018: 97.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 97.9% for completion rate, primary education, rural, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico peaked at 97.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2000.

That places Mexico 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%) in Mexico, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 82.4% —
2002 90.1% +9.3%
2004 91.5% +1.5%
2006 92.2% +0.8%
2008 92.5% +0.3%
2010 93.2% +0.7%
2012 94.4% +1.3%
2014 95.9% +1.6%
2016 96.8% +0.9%
2018 97.9% +1.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 97.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 97.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.7% 82.4% 92.5% 5
2010s 95.6% 93.2% 97.9% 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 Uruguay 99.2% compare
  2. 2 Ecuador 98.6% compare
  3. 4 Chile 97.5% compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 96.2% compare
  5. 6 Dominican Republic 95.8% compare

See the full ranking of 20 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Mexico was 97.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, female?
Mexico ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 250 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/