Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 97.3% 2017 up 2.8% 58th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 66.8% 2024 down 6.7% 89th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 65.3% 2024 down 7.8% 89th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 68th
Share of students from abroad 2.0% 2024 up 740.9% 94th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 11,400 2025 up 178.0% 35th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1.3% 2023 up 6.5% 99th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.9% 2023 up 36.1% 97th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 10.2% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 89.8% 2025 down 1.5% 94th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 430 2023 down 13.0% 70th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 1,474 2023 up 34.2% 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 553 2023 up 26.5% 75th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1.1% 2017 down 49.7% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1.7% 2017 down 56.2% 87th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 215 2023 up 321.6% 12th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,445 2018 up 106.7% 52nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 89th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.1% 2024 up 206.7% 73rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 387 2018 up 113.8% 61st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 617,011 2024 up 210.1% 19th
Literacy rate, adult total 95.5% 2024 up 1.0% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 16 2023 up 166.7% 95th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 1.91 million 2024 down 11.9% 8th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.4% 2023 down 12.2% 128th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.8% 2023 down 38.7% 123rd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.7% 2023 down 12.7% 169th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 28.0% 2024 down 13.8% 61st
Literacy rate, adult male 96.3% 2024 up 0.7% 36th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 0.6% 2023 down 13.7% 149th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 99.6% 2024 8th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2023 up 68.6% 163rd
Trained teachers in preprimary education 80.8% 2021 down 5.6% 69th
Trained teachers in secondary education 88.3% 2021 up 3.0% 61st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 99.2% 2024 19th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 150.0% 159th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 74th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2017 down 60.1% 96th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 14.2% 2022 down 21.3% 72nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 90.6% 2024 up 1.1% 81st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 57,007 number 2018 down 71.3% 39th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 24.4% 2024 down 23.4% 67th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 31.6% 2024 down 4.9% 56th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 816,972 2024 down 21.9% 9th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 100.0% 2024 1st
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.09 million 2024 down 2.6% 6th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.6% 2023 up 35.9% 119th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 91.8% 170th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 316.7% 131st
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 9.4% 2024 down 9.8% 113th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 98.3% 186th
Adolescents out of school 9.1% 2024 up 206.7% 71st
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.4% 2022 down 18.0% 55th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 26.52 headcount basis 2021 down 9.5% 51st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.7% 2023 up 19.4% 105th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 90.9% 2021 down 5.3% 80th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.4% 2021 down 4.3% 83rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 85.0% 2024 up 6.0% 90th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 663,870 2024 up 175.0% 26th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 90.9% 2024 down 6.3% 111th