Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico peaked at 17.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2016.
Mexico ranks 81st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.3% | — |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 9.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 9.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.6%, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mexico was 9.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Mexico ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release