Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 20.8% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico is 20.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 20.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1998.
That places Mexico 6th 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 | 11.5% | — |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.8% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 13.1% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 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 20.8% 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 20.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 6th 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 15.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release