School enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico
Mexico: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 71.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico stood at 71.5%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico peaked at 106.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1971.
Mexico ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 24.9% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 60.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 74.8% | 106.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 71.8% | 105.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 91 Kazakhstan 73.6% compare
- 92 United States 72.6% compare
- 93 Montenegro 71.8% compare
- 95 Croatia 70.8% compare
- 96 Nicaragua 70.4% compare
- 97 Venezuela 70.0% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (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, total 61.71 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Mexico was 71.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Mexico ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.