Compulsory education, duration in Mexico
Mexico: Compulsory education, duration was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Mexico, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 14 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Mexico peaked at 14 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
That places Mexico 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8 years | 9 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 years | 11 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 61.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Mexico?
- Compulsory education, duration in Mexico was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.