Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9329 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.9329 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7489 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Mexico 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9915 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8765 GPIA | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8056 GPIA | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8571 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7489 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9329 GPIA | +24.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.9329 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8313 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.9329 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8765 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.8056 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8463 GPIA | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.9329 GPIA | 3 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico was 0.9329 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7489 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release