Children out of school in Mexico
Mexico: Children out of school was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.4% for children out of school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Mexico peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children out of school in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +185.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +46.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 173 Morocco 0.5% compare
- 174 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 175 Cyprus 0.4% compare
- 177 Germany 0.3% compare
- 178 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 179 Montenegro 0.2% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Mexico?
- Children out of school in Mexico was 0.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for children out of school?
- Mexico ranks 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.