Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico

Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 23.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
23.1%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
3rd
of 83 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2018
All-time low
13.4%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2018

05101520251998200820181998: 13.4 %1999: 14.3 %2000: 16 %2001: 16.4 %2002: 16.6 %2003: 17.9 %2004: 16.9 %2005: 16 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 17.9 %2008: 19.7 %2009: 18.5 %2010: 19.6 %2011: 19.7 %2012: 21 %2013: 20.9 %2014: 20.9 %2015: 21.1 %2016: 21.7 %2017: 21.4 %2018: 23.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 23.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 23.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1998.

That places Mexico 3rd out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Mexico, 1998 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.9% 13.4% 14.3% 2
2000s 17.3% 16.0% 19.7% 10
2010s 21.0% 19.6% 23.1% 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 Suriname 34.2% compare
  2. 2 Panama 30.2% compare
  3. 4 Cameroon 20.6% compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 20.5% compare
  5. 6 Belgium 19.5% compare

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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 23.1% in 2018, 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 23.1% in 2018.
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 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.