School enrollment, primary, private in Mexico
Mexico: School enrollment, primary, private was 10.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Mexico, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 10.2% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Mexico peaked at 10.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1985.
Mexico ranks 113th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.8% | — |
| 1972 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 110 Sudan 10.6% compare
- 111 Afghanistan 10.3% compare
- 112 Luxembourg 10.3% compare
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.1% compare
- 115 Costa Rica 10.0% compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 9.8% 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 enrollment, primary, private in Mexico?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Mexico was 10.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Mexico ranks 113th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.