Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.8% 2024 up 191.2% 74th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 3.4% 2024 up 182.0% 109th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9% 2025 down 63.1% 131st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 259,402 2024 up 193.3% 21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 10.4% 2024 up 218.7% 68th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 357,609 2024 up 223.5% 18th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 88.4% 2024 up 2.6% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 0 2019 down 100.0% 75th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.1% 2024 down 71.4% 134th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 4,252 2025 up 164.9% 34th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 7,148 2025 up 186.5% 32nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 72.0% 2024 up 6.6% 122nd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 7,223 number 2018 down 9.9% 65th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 11.5% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.1% 2023 down 11.9% 64th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.8342 GPIA 2025 up 22.3% 77th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.8% 2025 down 58.5% 124th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9% 2025 down 66.1% 131st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.7% 2023 down 1.1% 114th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.9% 2023 down 45.0% 118th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 86.1% 2024 up 0.3% 50th
Current education expenditure, total 97.8% 2022 up 1.4% 20th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 8,745 number 2018 down 94.3% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 72.2% 131st
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 1.4% 2022 down 20.0% 74th
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 4.48 million 2024 down 11.1% 9th
Current education expenditure, primary 98.5% 2022 up 1.0% 28th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 2.53 million 2024 up 6.8% 10th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.7503 GPIA 2024 up 29.1% 104th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.0% 2024 down 66.5% 133rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 18.6% 2024 up 5.0% 59th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2018 up 18.8% 149th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.3% 2024 down 74.1% 134th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 88.3% 2021 up 11.8% 78th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 92.1% 2021 up 8.4% 75th
Current education expenditure, secondary 98.1% 2021 up 1.3% 27th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2018 up 22.6% 159th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 7.3% 28th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 68.4% 2024 up 2.4% 124th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 75.6% 2024 up 10.9% 112th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 81.2% 2020 up 7.8% 68th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 8,627 2024 up 28.5% 89th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7727 GPIA 2024 down 19.4% 125th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 31.8% 2021 up 62.3% 61st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.04 GPIA 2021 down 2.8% 37th
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 66.1% 2024 down 7.3% 92nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 42,815 number 2018 down 70.0% 30th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 88.8% 2021 up 2.4% 60th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 87.7% 2021 up 2.9% 58th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 29,275 number 2018 down 69.0% 36th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.4% 2024 up 37.8% 171st
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 2.57 million 2024 up 6.8% 18th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 9.7% 2024 up 8.3% 81st
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.2% 2018 down 34.8% 116th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 28,729 2023 up 153.5% 1st
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 88.52 2023 down 0.4% 112th
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 11.48 2023 up 3.5% 64th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 33,802 number 2018 down 54.4% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 49.2% 2025 up 0.5% 41st
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 1.0% 2025 up 0.9% 41st