Education in Mexico

2,807 indicators covering education for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 98.8% 2023 up 4.0% 30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9445 GPIA 2024 down 2.6% 216th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 96.6% 2024 up 1.0% 33rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 86.6% 2024 down 0.6% 104th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 96.2% 2024 up 1.4% 35th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 97.0% 2024 up 0.6% 33rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.99 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 82.4% 2024 up 11.2% 25th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 95.5% 2024 up 1.0% 34th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 94.9% 2024 up 1.4% 33rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 96.3% 2024 up 0.7% 36th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 98.9% 2024 down 0.1% 34th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.98 GPIA 2024 unchanged 30th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 98.8% 2024 down 0.1% 35th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 86.6% 2018 up 10.6% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 16,873 2023 up 27.7% 20th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 19,342 2023 up 29.0% 41st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 437 2023 up 20.7% 47th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 13 2023 down 45.8% 132nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 388 2023 up 133.7% 102nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 7 2023 up 75.0% 100th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 18 2023 up 500.0% 84th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 95th
Trained teachers in primary education 90.9% 2021 down 5.3% 78th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 47.7% 193rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 10.2% 2025 up 15.8% 116th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 560.0% 146th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.0% 2024 down 0.0% 35th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 85.7% 150th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 147th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 1.5% 50th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,371 2023 up 31.1% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,360 2023 up 31.8% 14th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 130.6% 190th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.3% 2023 up 27.3% 191st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 26.0% 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 19.0% 111th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 30.1% 68th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 70.3% 2023 up 7.5% 138th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 29.4% 72nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 4.6% 18th
Share of students studying abroad 0.7% 2023 down 12.7% 169th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 89,786 2020 down 43.8% 20th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 111,549 2020 down 34.3% 17th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 201,335 2020 down 38.9% 18th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 45.0% 2020 down 6.2% 32nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6,432 2025 down 18.6% 62nd
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 up 12.5% 24th
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 down 14.3% 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 6.90 million number 2018 down 3.9% 11th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 88.5% 2024 down 0.2% 105th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 84.8% 2024 down 0.9% 104th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2017 down 93.5% 136th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 12,044 2025 down 69.4% 53rd
Over-age students, primary 2.3% 2017 down 63.8% 141st