Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 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 192nd of 192 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 secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 192nd out of 192 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