School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 6.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6.71 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.77 million number
in 2017
All-time low
3.72 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 6.71 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 6.77 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.72 million number, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 12th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.72 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.84 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 3.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 4.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.42 million number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 4.55 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.69 million number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 4.85 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 5.02 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 5.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 5.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.48 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.63 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 5.79 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 5.93 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 6.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 6.12 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.17 million number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.21 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.25 million number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.24 million number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.30 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.42 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.45 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.48 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.51 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.51 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.53 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.58 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.65 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.71 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.74 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.74 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.69 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.67 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.70 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.74 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.76 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.74 million number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.71 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.25 million number | 3.72 million number | 4.85 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 million number | 5.02 million number | 6.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 million number | 6.21 million number | 6.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.59 million number | 6.48 million number | 6.74 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 million number | 6.67 million number | 6.77 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 million number | 6.71 million number | 6.71 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico was 6.71 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 million number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.