MySQL Enterprise Backup User's Guide (Version 3.12.5)
MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.12 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 3.11.
Backups created for MySQL 5.6 by MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.8 to 3.11.
For any restore that involves a server upgrade or downgrade, see the important discussion in Section 5.4, “Restoring a Backup with a Database Upgrade or Downgrade”.