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 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico peaked at 15.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2015.
That places Mexico 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 6 |
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 8.4% in 2025, 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 15.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 47.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release