Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 2017 up 8.8% 115th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 69.7% 2020 down 30.8% 94th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 71.5% 2020 down 30.3% 94th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year 2023 up 569.6% 70th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 134th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 3.75 million 2017 up 124.1% 3rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.9% 2023 up 3.3% 32nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 1.44 units per square kilometre 2023 up 71.4% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 1.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.7% 84th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 0.7% 114th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.15 years 2018 up 58.7% 74th
Government expenditure on education, total 14.2% 2022 down 21.3% 69th
Secondary education, general pupils 50.2% 2017 down 0.7% 87th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 385,248 number 2018 up 10.6% 7th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 88.5% 2024 down 0.2% 101st
Lower secondary completion rate, male 84.8% 2024 down 0.9% 100th
Children out of school 0.4% 2024 up 15.4% 176th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.90 million number 2018 up 3.0% 8th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0393 number per person 2018 down 8.7% 27th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.14 million 2024 up 0.2% 13th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.09 million 2024 down 0.5% 13th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2.23 million 2024 down 0.2% 13th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 2.48 million 2024 up 43.5% 7th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2.91 million 2024 up 72.4% 7th
Teachers in primary education, male 169,861 2023 down 14.7% 9th
Teachers in primary education, female 401,971 2023 up 6.9% 8th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 70.3% 2023 up 7.5% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 102.3% 2024 down 5.8% 85th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.15 years 2024 down 5.7% 72nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% 2024 up 10.7% 16th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 27.2% 2024 up 4.8% 32nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 5.39 million 2024 up 57.7% 7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% 2024 down 4.2% 202nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.8% 2024 down 1.7% 186th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.25 million 2024 down 11.3% 9th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 6.66 million 2024 up 4.2% 9th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.33 million 2024 up 11.1% 9th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 571,832 2023 down 0.6% 7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 29.3% 2024 up 8.2% 26th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.7% 2024 down 3.0% 194th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 13.99 million 2024 up 7.7% 9th
Enrolment in primary education, male 6.71 million 2025 down 8.8% 13th
Enrolment in primary education, female 6.49 million 2025 down 7.9% 12th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.46 million 2024 up 2.5% 10th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.35 million 2024 up 1.9% 10th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 6.81 million 2024 up 2.2% 10th
School age population, secondary education, male 6.90 million 2024 up 2.0% 13th
School age population, secondary education, female 6.67 million 2024 up 1.3% 13th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 13.57 million 2024 up 1.7% 13th