Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico
Mexico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 107.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico stood at 107.5%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico peaked at 107.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1971.
That places Mexico 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.7% | — |
| 1972 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 69.4% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 76.0% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 81.8% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 86.9% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 87.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 86.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 85.6% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 101.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 102.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 103.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 105.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 106.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 107.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 107.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.3% | 62.7% | 81.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 84.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 82.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 90.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 100.1% | 107.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.71 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mexico was 107.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.