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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
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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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.