Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 30.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1998.
That places Mexico 1st out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 15.4% | — |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 21.5% | 30.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (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 30.0% 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 30.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 1st out of 83 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 up 27.7%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release