Education in Mexico 150 indicators covering education for Mexico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 67.4% 2025 up 3.1% 56th Population ages 0-14 24.1% 2025 down 13.9% 102nd Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 102.3% 2024 down 5.8% 78th Primary education, teachers 571,832 2023 down 0.6% 7th School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% 2024 down 5.2% 75th School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% 2024 down 6.4% 88th Labor force, total 61.71 million 2025 up 16.9% 11th Labor force, female 40.3% 2025 up 6.7% 136th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 2.4% 42nd School enrollment, secondary 103.1% 2024 up 5.9% 48th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.2 per 1,000 2024 up 8.8% 72nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.9 per 1,000 2024 up 5.4% 82nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 100th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 8.3% 105th Secondary education, teachers 868,550 2023 up 27.1% 9th School enrollment, secondary, female 110.0% 2024 up 9.7% 26th School enrollment, secondary, male 96.4% 2024 up 2.1% 73rd School enrollment, tertiary 48.2% 2024 up 54.5% 86th School enrollment, primary, private 10.2% 2025 up 15.8% 113th School enrollment, preprimary 70.6% 2020 down 30.6% 94th School enrollment, tertiary, male 44.0% 2024 up 40.1% 78th School enrollment, tertiary, female 52.4% 2024 up 69.3% 96th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2020 up 2.2% 29th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2024 up 17.7% 109th Secondary education, teachers, female 466,821 2023 up 38.5% 8th Primary completion rate, female 102.8% 2024 down 8.0% 29th Primary completion rate, male 101.8% 2024 down 8.6% 26th Government expenditure on education, total 4.1% 2022 down 16.9% 105th Secondary education, general pupils 10.28 million 2017 up 8.8% 8th Lower secondary completion rate, total 86.6% 2024 down 0.6% 100th School enrollment, preprimary, female 71.5% 2020 down 30.3% 94th School enrollment, preprimary, male 69.7% 2020 down 30.8% 94th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.9% 2023 up 3.3% 32nd Government expenditure on education, total 14.2% 2022 down 21.3% 69th Secondary education, general pupils 50.2% 2017 down 0.7% 87th Lower secondary completion rate, female 88.5% 2024 down 0.2% 101st Lower secondary completion rate, male 84.8% 2024 down 0.9% 100th Children out of school 0.4% 2024 up 15.4% 176th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 13.19 million 2025 down 8.4% 12th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 13.99 million 2024 up 7.7% 9th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2023 up 2.5% 34th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.8% 2023 up 4.0% 30th Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.75 million 2017 up 124.1% 3rd Number of under-five deaths, male 14,786 2024 down 32.3% 38th Number of under-five deaths, female 11,714 2024 down 31.6% 37th Number of infant deaths, male 13,698 2024 down 30.9% 34th Number of infant deaths, female 10,789 2024 down 30.0% 34th Secondary education, vocational pupils 53.6% 2017 down 3.6% 14th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 104.7% 2017 down 6.2% 70th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 38.0% 159th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.6% 2025 down 37.6% 154th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 38.8% 157th Primary education, teachers 70.3% 2023 up 7.5% 129th Repeaters, primary, total 0.9% 2017 down 77.8% 126th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.6% 2023 up 3.1% 12th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,444 2024 up 2.9% 28th Page 1 of 3 Next →