Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 29.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico is 29.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico peaked at 46.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 38.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 26.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 65 Montserrat 30.8% compare
- 66 Tuvalu 30.5% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 30.3% compare
- 69 Tonga 29.2% compare
- 70 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 71 Romania 27.7% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mexico was 29.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release