School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9905 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mexico peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9905 GPIA, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9905 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9929 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mexico was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9905 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release