Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 5.64 million 2024 up 2.4% 10th
School age population, tertiary education, female 5.55 million 2024 up 1.9% 10th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 11.19 million 2024 up 2.1% 10th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 3.44 million 2024 up 1.5% 14th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 3.32 million 2024 up 0.7% 14th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 6.76 million 2024 up 1.1% 14th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1.12 million 2024 down 1.2% 13th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1.08 million 2024 down 1.7% 13th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 2.21 million 2024 down 1.4% 13th
School age population, primary education, male 6.57 million 2024 down 4.1% 13th
School age population, primary education, female 6.33 million 2024 down 4.4% 13th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 12.90 million 2024 down 4.2% 13th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1.07 million 2024 down 6.6% 13th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 1.03 million 2024 down 6.8% 13th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 2.09 million 2024 down 6.7% 13th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.06 million 2024 down 6.6% 13th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.03 million 2024 down 6.8% 13th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 2.09 million 2024 down 6.7% 13th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 3.18 million 2024 down 6.7% 10th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 3.07 million 2024 down 7.0% 10th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 6.25 million 2024 down 6.9% 10th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 13.19 million 2025 down 8.4% 12th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 23rd
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 13.19 million 2025 down 8.4% 12th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 13.99 million 2024 up 7.7% 9th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.2401 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.5% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 102.1% 2024 down 6.4% 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 102.5% 2024 down 5.2% 81st
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years 2024 down 6.3% 77th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.16 years 2024 down 5.0% 72nd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2024 up 15.4% 183rd
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year 2017 up 91.5% 59th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 62nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 102.7% 2018 up 5.8% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 107.5% 2018 up 8.6% 29th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.44 years 2018 up 5.9% 54th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 up 2.5% 22nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.99 years 2018 up 8.6% 33rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2.11 million 2024 down 10.9% 9th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 2.14 million 2024 down 11.8% 10th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 96,349 2025 down 14.2% 42nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0164 units per square kilometre 2023 down 71.6% 130th
Government expenditure on education, total 4.1% 2022 down 16.9% 105th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0202 units per square kilometre 2023 down 79.5% 135th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 4.8% 84th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.52 number per square kilometre 2018 up 3.0% 91st
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.8% 2023 up 4.0% 30th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2023 up 2.5% 34th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0304 units per person 2017 up 97.5% 14th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.75 million 2017 up 124.1% 3rd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 868,550 2023 up 27.1% 9th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8623 % change on previous year 2018 down 732.1% 130th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4468 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 110th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 2017 up 124.1% 45th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 92.1% 1980 up 13.7% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 103.1% 2024 up 5.9% 52nd
Number of under-five deaths, male 14,786 2024 down 32.3% 38th