School age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, tertiary education, male was 5.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico is 5.64 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico peaked at 5.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.64 million, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 10th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.82 million | 4.64 million | 5.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 million | 5.19 million | 5.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 million | 5.52 million | 5.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Bangladesh 8.14 million compare
- 8 Brazil 7.79 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 6.94 million compare
- 11 Philippines 5.48 million compare
- 12 Egypt 5.18 million compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.13 million compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Mexico was 5.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 million in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release