Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico is 1.03 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.03 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9557 index, in 2000.
That places Mexico 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9557 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9771 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9852 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9901 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9912 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9977 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.03 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9907 index | 0.9557 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9557 index in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.