Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 0.8845 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico is 0.8845 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 0.9563 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8845 GPIA, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 197th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 … lower general adjusted gender parity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9563 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9507 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9443 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9362 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9136 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9325 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.944 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9356 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9332 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9267 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9381 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9343 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9222 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9134 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9206 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9131 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.909 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9147 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9027 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9027 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8951 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8845 GPIA | -1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.8845 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.8845 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.909 GPIA | 0.9381 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8999 GPIA | 0.8845 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 5 |
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 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 0.8845 GPIA 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 0.9563 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8845 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 197th out of 197 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 5.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release