Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 88.3% 2025 up 5.6% 80th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 61.6% 2025 up 19.0% 86th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 64.4% 2025 up 20.5% 89th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 modelled data 2025 up 2.2% 71st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 58.9% 2025 up 17.5% 83rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 401,729 2023 up 16.0% 10th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 38.8% 158th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.6% 2025 down 37.6% 155th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.7% 2025 down 38.0% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 52.4% 2024 up 69.3% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 44.0% 2024 up 40.1% 78th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA 2024 up 17.7% 111th
Primary education, teachers 70.3% 2023 up 7.5% 129th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 238,153 number 2018 up 35.6% 9th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8901 % change on previous year 2018 up 526.7% 115th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.9% 2017 down 77.8% 126th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.68 years 2024 up 68.3% 96th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.29 years 2024 up 38.7% 78th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 GPIA 2024 up 18.8% 118th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.7% 2018 up 921.9% 138th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.87 years 2024 up 5.6% 70th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 102.3% 2024 down 8.3% 26th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 397,142 number 2018 up 38.9% 8th
Persistence to grade 5, total 99.6% 2023 up 3.1% 12th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 98.9% 2023 up 3.3% 32nd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,371 2024 down 8.9% 40th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,444 2024 up 2.9% 28th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 8,720 2024 up 5.0% 14th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 13,816 2024 up 10.3% 14th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 105.4% 2017 down 5.4% 62nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 104.0% 2017 down 7.1% 74th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 0.4% 2024 up 37.8% 171st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.07 years 2024 down 4.2% 83rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.02 years 2024 down 5.4% 84th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 65th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.8% 2023 up 1.0% 123rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 9,596 2023 down 16.6% 15th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 220,376 2023 up 2.7% 8th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 up 2.8% 80th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 32.6% 119th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 300,400 people 2100 down 34.1% 40th
Population by level of education 57.97 million people 2100 up 7.2% 11th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.909 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.1% 117th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.6% 2017 down 78.5% 126th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.1% 2017 down 77.3% 124th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.48 years 2024 up 9.1% 67th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.27 years 2024 up 2.1% 72nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 6.3% 53rd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.5% 2018 up 0.0% 114th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 101.8% 2024 down 8.6% 28th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 102.8% 2024 down 8.0% 31st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 90th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 227,330 number 2018 up 35.6% 8th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 85.1% 2024 up 9.7% 24th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 88.3% 2024 up 8.2% 35th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.93 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 25th
School enrollment, secondary, private 11.6% 2024 down 16.0% 101st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% 113th
School enrollment, primary 95.3% 2017 down 2.8% 68th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 98.9% 2023 up 2.5% 34th