Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.4% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 183rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +185.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +46.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 180 Morocco 0.5% compare
- 181 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 182 Cyprus 0.4% compare
- 184 Germany 0.3% compare
- 185 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 186 Montenegro 0.2% compare
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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 183rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.