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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
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.