Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1069 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.1069 units per person.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.1137 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 units per person, in 1971.
Mexico ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0302 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0325 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0362 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0399 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0433 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0485 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0524 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0547 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0596 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0637 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0688 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0757 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0825 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0833 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0855 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0858 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0854 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0845 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.082 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0794 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0779 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0774 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0782 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0821 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0842 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.088 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0898 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0922 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0935 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0955 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0989 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0997 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0998 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1015 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1023 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1037 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1025 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1028 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1027 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1039 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1053 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1085 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1113 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1123 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1137 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1137 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1122 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1028 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.102 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1046 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1069 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0442 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0858 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0819 units per person | 0.0774 units per person | 0.0898 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0989 units per person | 0.0922 units per person | 0.1037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1086 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | 0.1137 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1049 units per person | 0.102 units per person | 0.1081 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.1151 units per person compare
- 30 Togo 0.1113 units per person compare
- 31 Cape Verde 0.1074 units per person compare
- 33 New Zealand 0.1063 units per person compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1049 units per person compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0.1042 units per person compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Mexico was 0.1069 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1137 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 units per person in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.