Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 183rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +185.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +46.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for 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 | +185.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mexico was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 183rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release