MySQL Enterprise Backup User's Guide (Version 3.11.1)
MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.11 can be used to restore the following kinds of backups created by earlier versions of the product:
Backups created for MySQL 5.5 by MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.5 to 3.10.
Backups created for MySQL 5.6 by MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.8 to 3.10.
For any restore that involves a server upgrade or downgrade, see the important discussion in Section 4.5, “Restoring a Backup with a Database Upgrade or Downgrade”