Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico
Mexico: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9001 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9001 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
44th
of 160 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.8527 GPIA
in 2009
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 0.9001 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mexico peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8527 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Mexico 44th out of 160 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9946 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9475 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9381 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9117 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9052 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9026 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8709 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8527 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8538 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8627 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8668 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9231 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9262 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9227 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9193 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9114 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9102 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8982 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8947 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9001 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9413 GPIA | 0.8527 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9027 GPIA | 0.8538 GPIA | 0.9297 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8998 GPIA | 0.8947 GPIA | 0.9102 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9031 GPIA compare
- 42 Spain 0.9026 GPIA compare
- 43 Luxembourg 0.9025 GPIA compare
- 45 Belgium 0.8943 GPIA compare
- 46 El Salvador 0.8937 GPIA compare
- 47 Chile 0.8903 GPIA compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,971 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,861 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.9001 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 1.13 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8527 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 44th out of 160 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 down 3.2%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release