Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.6% 2018 up 269.2% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 85.6% 2024 up 20.1% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2024 up 7.8% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 76.3% 2024 up 10.2% 103rd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 20.8% 2024 up 15.1% 6th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 30.0% 2024 up 27.7% 1st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 79.2% 2024 down 3.3% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 86.5% 2024 up 5.3% 80th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 70.0% 2024 down 8.5% 197th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,830 2024 up 39.2% 36th
Progression to secondary school, male 96.8% 2016 up 1.3% 82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 65.1% 2024 up 5.2% 138th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.56 million number 2018 up 73.9% 8th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 25.7% 2024 up 23.0% 3rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 82.5% 2017 up 17.5% 79th
School enrollment, secondary, male 79.8% 2017 up 18.0% 81st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.9% 2024 down 8.4% 54th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 23rd
Government expenditure on education, US$ 59,537 millions 2022 down 2.9% 15th
Progression to secondary school, female 96.4% 2016 up 2.6% 91st
Expenditure on tertiary education 21.1% 2016 up 22.6% 75th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.1% 2022 down 16.5% 91st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 34,196 number 2018 up 28.7% 35th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.0% 2024 down 0.0% 35th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.3% 2023 down 60.7% 143rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.8% 2018 up 44.5% 64th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 4,190 2024 down 17.7% 49th
Children out of school, primary 46,859 2024 up 10.5% 72nd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 46,859 2024 up 10.5% 72nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 8,758 2024 down 43.1% 44th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.4% 2024 up 15.4% 183rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 410,704 number 2012 up 16.7% 8th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 63.2% 2024 up 4.5% 132nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 66.8% 2024 up 5.7% 140th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 36.8% 2024 down 6.8% 58th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 33.2% 2024 down 9.8% 50th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 448,087 2023 up 9.1% 8th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 16,919 2024 up 13.2% 44th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.27 million number 2018 up 23.5% 7th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 928 2023 up 41.2% 45th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 420,463 2023 up 53.7% 9th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 51.8% 2012 up 9.3% 102nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 212,825 number 2012 up 27.5% 9th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 14.2% 2022 down 21.3% 69th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 25,363 2024 down 35.9% 44th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 256,070 2023 up 20.3% 10th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.1% 2023 up 10.3% 106th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 192,017 2023 down 3.0% 7th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 50.1% 2023 up 8.2% 115th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 43,744 number 2018 up 162.0% 18th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 210,751 2023 up 66.3% 10th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.4% 2017 down 68.9% 90th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 2.2% 2017 down 68.6% 85th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 209,712 2023 up 42.8% 8th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 9,682 2024 down 45.9% 40th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 6,822 2024 down 1.4% 37th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2023 down 62.2% 126th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.9% 2024 down 11.0% 120th