School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8384 GPI, in 1972.
That places Mexico 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8438 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8384 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8757 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8781 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8998 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9117 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9121 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9013 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9055 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9545 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9553 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9593 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9582 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9584 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9658 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9728 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9814 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9912 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.859 GPI | 0.8384 GPI | 0.8781 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9061 GPI | 0.8998 GPI | 0.9121 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9606 GPI | 0.9545 GPI | 0.9728 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9814 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8384 GPI in 1972.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 to tertiary, 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.