Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico
Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 206 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 2001
All-time low
24.9%
in 2018
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico stood at 25.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico peaked at 46.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2018.
That places Mexico 69th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 25.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 24.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 66 Dominican Republic 27.1% compare
- 66 Romania 27.1% compare
- 68 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 25.7% compare
- 70 Tuvalu 25.1% compare
- 71 Panama 24.1% compare
- 72 Bangladesh 24.0% 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, female in Mexico?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mexico was 25.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mexico ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 youth of upper 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