Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 46,859 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico stood at 46,859. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 46,859 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,115, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 72nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,115 | — |
| 2001 | 23,211 | +186.0% |
| 2002 | 34,103 | +46.9% |
| 2003 | 36,972 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 40,213 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 29,060 | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 25,605 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 21,382 | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 12,914 | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 16,661 | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 21,830 | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 27,853 | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 31,456 | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 36,338 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 42,418 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 42,584 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42,015 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 44,745 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 34,220 | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 42,275 | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 38,701 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 44,228 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 45,259 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 45,955 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 46,859 | +2.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 46,859 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,296, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 46,859 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,029, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +186.0% | 8,115 | 23,211 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,824 | 8,115 | 40,213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,573 | 21,830 | 44,745 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,200 | 38,701 | 46,859 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico was 46,859 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46,859 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,115 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release