School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.03 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.03 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico peaked at 1.13 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 13th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.10 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.09 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 1.03 million | 1.08 million | 5 |
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, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico was 1.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release