Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Mexico
Mexico: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 17.95 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Mexico, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 17.95 Years for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Mexico peaked at 17.95 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.12 Years, in 2021.
That places Mexico 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.55 Years | — |
| 2014 | 16.55 Years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.59 Years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.75 Years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.69 Years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.08 Years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.13 Years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.79 Years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.12 Years | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.57 Years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.44 Years | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 17.95 Years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.76 Years | 16.55 Years | 17.13 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.97 Years | 16.12 Years | 17.95 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Mexico?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Mexico was 17.95 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.95 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.12 Years in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Mexico ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.