Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 3.30 million number 2019 up 48.2% 11th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.2% 103rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 10.2% 2025 up 15.8% 116th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.0% 135th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0007 units per person 2025 down 21.3% 119th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.9% 104th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0222 units per person 2024 up 57.8% 56th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.019 units per person 2024 up 31.3% 41st
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 30.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.8% 102nd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2942 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 123rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 28.5% 101st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.9% 100th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 3.65 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.1% 102nd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 14.47 years 2023 up 4.0% 77th
School enrollment, preprimary 70.6% 2020 down 30.6% 94th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 3.33 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.5% 105th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 44.0% 2024 up 40.1% 78th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 52.4% 2024 up 69.3% 96th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2024 up 17.7% 109th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2020 up 2.2% 29th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 802.2% 105th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.24 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.0% 99th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 10.28 million 2017 up 8.8% 8th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person 2023 up 26.3% 97th
Secondary education, teachers, female 466,821 2023 up 38.5% 8th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.67 units per square kilometre 2023 up 57.3% 89th
Average years of schooling among adults 9.35 years 2023 up 11.8% 106th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 9.35 years 2023 up 11.8% 106th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 9.35 years 2023 up 11.8% 106th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 13.9% 2024 down 1.8% 148th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 2.4% 120th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 9.47 years 2023 up 10.1% 103rd
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.3% 183rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 11.7% 120th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 26.7% 118th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 13.92 years 2023 up 0.6% 81st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 109th
Primary completion rate, male 101.8% 2024 down 8.6% 26th
Primary completion rate, female 102.8% 2024 down 8.0% 29th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.1% 111th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 25.6% 182nd
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0067 units per person 2023 up 15.9% 85th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4468 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 110th
Duration of compulsory education 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person 2017 down 4.1% 50th
Secondary education, general pupils 10.28 million 2017 up 8.8% 8th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.0% 123rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.90 million number 2018 up 3.0% 8th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 86.6% 2024 down 0.6% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 105.1% 2018 up 7.2% 43rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.72 years 2018 up 7.3% 44th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.2068 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.9% 120th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 1.11 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.5% 96th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.0874 units per square kilometre 2023 down 14.7% 111th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.12 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.4% 97th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0366 units per square kilometre 2023 down 76.6% 136th