Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9445 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9445 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
210th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.9732 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.793 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
52
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico is 0.9445 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico peaked at 0.9732 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.793 GPIA, in 1976.
Mexico ranks 210th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9272 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8352 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8356 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.793 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8665 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8676 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8751 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8726 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8721 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8907 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8928 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9098 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.923 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9218 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9258 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9266 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.921 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9242 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9292 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9732 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9592 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9512 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9646 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9628 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9613 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9592 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9574 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9439 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9577 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9693 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9647 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9631 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9638 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9587 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9729 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9696 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9571 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9616 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.959 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9561 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9523 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9445 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8572 GPIA | 0.793 GPIA | 0.9272 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9056 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.9266 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9539 GPIA | 0.9242 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9617 GPIA | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9541 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 207 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9686 GPIA compare
- 208 Dominican Republic 0.9545 GPIA compare
- 209 New Zealand 0.953 GPIA compare
- 211 Ireland 0.9353 GPIA compare
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico was 0.9445 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9732 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.793 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mexico ranks 210th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release