School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 and lower secondary, adjusted 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% |
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
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Naoero 1.05 GPIA compare
- 11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.05 GPIA compare
- 13 Burundi 1.05 GPIA compare
- 14 Congo 1.05 GPIA compare
- 15 Mauritania 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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