Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9769 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico stood at 1.06 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9769 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Mexico 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9769 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.06 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9804 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9909 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 86 Malta 1.06 GPIA compare
- 87 Madagascar 1.06 GPIA compare
- 88 Eswatini 1.06 GPIA compare
- 90 Cape Verde 1.05 GPIA compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 GPIA compare
- 92 Mauritius 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- 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)
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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9769 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 89th 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 1.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release