Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 74.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico is 74.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 86.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.6% | — |
| 1999 | 85.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 85.7% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 80.3% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.4% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 74.3% | 82.5% | 5 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release