School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico is 1.06 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Mexico peaked at 1.17 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2024.
That places Mexico 13th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.17 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 1.14 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.13 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 1.06 million | 1.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Brazil 1.50 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.20 million compare
- 12 Philippines 1.10 million compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.03 million compare
- 15 Russian Federation 829,617 compare
- 16 Viet Nam 773,599 compare
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 1.06 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 1.17 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 1.06 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 6.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release