School age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6.13 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico stood at 6.13 million. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico peaked at 6.71 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 5th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.64 million | 6.55 million | 6.71 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.36 million | 6.13 million | 6.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Mexico was 6.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release