Mexico vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Mexico
63.2%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
76.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
132nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
129th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Mexico
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 76.5% against 63.2% in Mexico, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 132nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 129th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 76.9% | 9.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 82.1% | 7.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 78.2% | 8.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 76.9% | 14.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Mexico or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 76.5% against 63.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 13.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 132nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 129th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release