Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 70.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
70.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
194th
of 219 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 1997
All-time low
69.7%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico stood at 70.7%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico peaked at 88.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1972.
That places Mexico 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.9% | — |
| 1972 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 86.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 86.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 69.7% | 87.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 84.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 85.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 83.8% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.9% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 70.7% | 75.2% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico was 70.7% 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 88.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1972.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mexico ranks 194th out of 219 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 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release