Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico
Mexico: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 66.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico is 66.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico peaked at 90.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 92nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 66.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 66.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 66.3% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 70.4% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.2% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mexico was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.