Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 25.7% 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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 25.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1998.
That places Mexico 3rd out of 88 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 | 13.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 17.5% | 25.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % 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 25.7% 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 25.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 3rd out of 88 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 23.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release