Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 66.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico stood at 66.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 91.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2013.
That places Mexico 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.6% | — |
| 1999 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.9% | 84.6% | 85.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 86.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 62.3% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.5% | 66.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico was 66.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release