Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 13,698 2024 down 30.9% 34th
Number of under-five deaths, female 11,714 2024 down 31.6% 37th
Number of under-five deaths, male 14,786 2024 down 32.3% 38th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.24 years 2024 up 4.9% 83rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.17 years 2018 up 63.5% 84th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 up 6.2% 121st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.13 years 2018 up 53.9% 64th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.39 years 2024 down 0.6% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2024 down 0.3% 59th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 107.4% 35th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0031 number per person 2018 down 2.0% 118th
Teachers in primary education, female 385,248 number 2018 up 10.6% 7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 39,135 2025 down 3.7% 44th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 57,214 2025 down 20.1% 42nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1982 number per square kilometre 2018 up 10.6% 113th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 up 2.3% 125th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 490,309 2023 up 34.5% 5th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2.43 million number 2018 up 3.1% 8th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 48.2% 2024 up 54.5% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 106.3% 2024 up 2.1% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 110.0% 2024 up 9.7% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 4.3% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.2% 2024 down 2.6% 79th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 96.4% 2024 up 2.1% 79th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 6.1% 20th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 15.3% 2018 up 2.1% 136th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.8 years 2024 up 1.6% 50th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.98 years 2024 down 2.9% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 16th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.48 years 2024 up 53.4% 89th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.64 years 2024 up 8.7% 70th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.84 years 2024 up 1.0% 97th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 6.4% 20th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 53.6% 2017 down 3.6% 14th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.4% 2017 up 84.8% 33rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.87 years 2018 up 12.6% 58th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 229,972 2023 up 1.7% 9th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.04 years 2024 down 4.8% 86th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 26.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 14.1% 65th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 104.7% 2017 down 6.2% 70th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 98.2% 2025 up 1.7% 76th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 98.4% 2025 up 1.4% 80th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 modelled data 2025 down 0.5% 86th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 97.9% 2025 up 2.0% 75th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year 2017 down 116.9% 103rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 53.7% 2023 up 8.9% 135th
Teachers in secondary education, female 466,821 2023 up 38.5% 8th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 31.2% 2024 up 10.7% 16th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 89.5% 2025 up 5.2% 81st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 90.7% 2025 up 4.8% 89th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 modelled data 2025 down 0.8% 73rd