Education in Mexico 2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 2.5% 2025 up 92.3% 124th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7412 modelled data 2025 down 20.7% 151st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 5.51 million 2024 up 17.6% 10th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 7.0% 18th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.1% 2022 down 16.9% 107th Primary education, pupils 49.0% 2017 up 0.5% 45th Inequality in education 0.1595 2023 down 16.9% 78th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.4% 2017 down 54.0% 93rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 86.6% 2018 up 42.0% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 81.7% 2018 up 43.6% 84th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2018 down 1.1% 67th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 2.87 million 2024 up 22.4% 10th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.866 modelled data 2025 down 8.8% 129th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 16.0% 106th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 2.64 million 2024 up 12.9% 10th Start month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 128th End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,948 2024 down 36.8% 47th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2025 unchanged 70th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.3% 2017 down 93.3% 135th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.4% 2017 down 93.6% 134th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 62.7% 172nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 125.5% 2024 up 0.9% 8th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 8.3% 74th Persistence to grade 5, female 99.6% 2023 up 2.4% 17th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.6% 2023 up 3.7% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 110.3% 2024 down 3.1% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 134.6% 2024 up 4.2% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 116.7% 2024 down 2.4% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 5.4% 9th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.7% 2023 down 11.1% 165th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 down 8.8% 78th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 0.8% 2023 down 10.2% 187th School enrollment, secondary 81.2% 2017 up 17.7% 84th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2.66 million 2020 down 19.7% 15th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.95 years 2024 down 3.8% 44th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 113.5% 2024 down 1.4% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 107.1% 2024 down 4.8% 35th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 6,332 2025 up 38.4% 37th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 10,760 2025 up 14.4% 35th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 74.3% 2024 down 6.1% 197th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 12.38 million 2024 down 7.6% 7th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.78 million 2020 down 16.1% 14th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 4.44 million 2020 down 18.3% 13th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 60.0% 2020 down 1.6% 33rd School age population, early childhood education, female 6.08 million 2024 down 7.8% 7th School age population, early childhood education, male 6.30 million 2024 down 7.5% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 80.9% 2024 up 15.1% 102nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 16,504 2024 down 33.5% 41st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 42,282 2024 down 22.4% 45th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.68 years 2024 down 5.5% 56th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 10.23 years 2024 down 2.1% 31st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 3.3% 12th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.7% 2024 down 4.9% 123rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 27.7% 2018 up 70.7% 28th ← Previous Page 11 of 47 Next →