Children out of school, primary in Mexico
Mexico: Children out of school, primary was 46,859 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 46,859 for children out of school, primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Mexico peaked at 46,859 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,115, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 72nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,824 | 8,115 | 40,213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,573 | 21,830 | 44,745 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,200 | 38,701 | 46,859 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 61.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Mexico?
- Children out of school, primary in Mexico was 46,859 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46,859 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,115 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for children out of school, primary?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.