Start month of the academic school year in Mexico
Mexico: Start month of the academic school year was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
9
in 1997
All-time low
8
in 2013
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Mexico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Mexico is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Mexico peaked at 9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
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More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Mexico?
- Start month of the academic school year in Mexico was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release