School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8546 GPI, in 1976.
That places Mexico 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.874 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8687 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8844 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8671 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8546 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9136 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9168 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9285 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9384 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9506 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9486 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9334 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9379 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9374 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9528 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9585 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9624 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9697 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9685 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9763 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9631 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9676 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9666 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9697 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9675 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9669 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9741 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.981 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9887 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8884 GPI | 0.8546 GPI | 0.9285 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.949 GPI | 0.9334 GPI | 0.9697 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9701 GPI | 0.9631 GPI | 0.981 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mexico was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8546 GPI in 1976.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.