Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico
Mexico: Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation was 92.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico stood at 92.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico peaked at 94.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2016.
Mexico ranks 77th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.7% | — |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.6% | 74.7% | 94.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 88.3% | 92.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico?
- Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation in Mexico was 92.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by education level (%).