School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2535 GPI, in 1971.
That places Mexico 121st out of 177 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2535 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2798 GPI | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3711 GPI | +32.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4022 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4673 GPI | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4855 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.51 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5386 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5455 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7896 GPI | +44.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8152 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8327 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8509 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8618 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8748 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8864 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9062 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.925 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.921 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9333 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.946 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9552 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9534 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9555 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9579 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9608 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.959 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9787 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9556 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9537 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9597 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9799 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9951 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +2.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.02 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 77% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.02 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.7% | 0.5455 GPI | 0.7896 GPI |
| 1977 | +32.6% | 0.2798 GPI | 0.3711 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3267 GPI | 0.2535 GPI | 0.4022 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5094 GPI | 0.4673 GPI | 0.5455 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8445 GPI | 0.7896 GPI | 0.8864 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9414 GPI | 0.9062 GPI | 0.9608 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9735 GPI | 0.9537 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mexico was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2535 GPI in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 121st out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, 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.