Mexico vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Mexico
132.5%
in 2018
World
84.3%
in 2019
Mexico rank
3rd
World rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Mexico
  • World
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 132.5% against 84.3% in World, a difference of 48.2%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times World's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico World Difference Ahead
1990s 82.8% 68.5% 14.3% Mexico
2000s 108.9% 75.4% 33.5% Mexico
2010s 127.4% 83.2% 44.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Mexico or World?
Mexico, at 132.5% against 84.3% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Mexico and World?
48.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Mexico and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Mexico ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.