Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Mexico

Mexico: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 98.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
98.4%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 21 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2018
All-time low
93.0%
in 2004
Years of data
10
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 95.9 %2002: 93.9 %2004: 93 %2006: 96.2 %2008: 96.5 %2010: 98.1 %2012: 98.1 %2014: 97.7 %2016: 96.1 %2018: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Mexico stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Mexico peaked at 98.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2004.

Mexico ranks 4th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) in Mexico, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 95.9% —
2002 93.9% -2.1%
2004 93.0% -1.0%
2006 96.2% +3.5%
2008 96.5% +0.3%
2010 98.1% +1.6%
2012 98.1% +0.0%
2014 97.7% -0.4%
2016 96.1% -1.6%
2018 98.4% +2.4%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 98.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.1% 93.0% 96.5% 5
2010s 97.7% 96.1% 98.4% 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 Ecuador 98.6% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia 98.6% compare
  3. 3 Panama 98.5% compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 98.3% compare
  5. 6 Peru 98.0% compare
  6. 7 Argentina 98.0% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Mexico?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Mexico was 98.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2004.
How does Mexico rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
Mexico ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 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/