Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico
Mexico: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 91.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
91.99
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
98.22
in 2015
All-time low
73.04
in 1989
Years of data
32
1986–2022
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico, 1986–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 91.99 for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico peaked at 98.22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.04, in 1989.
Mexico ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 83.9 | — |
| 1987 | 83.97 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 82.22 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 73.04 | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 77.22 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 78.9 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 80.34 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 82.56 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 84.16 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.43 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 83.07 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 87.31 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 90.49 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 91.7 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 91.74 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.67 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 94.67 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.73 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.27 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.84 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.64 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.87 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.62 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 97.02 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.22 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 97.56 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.98 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 92.88 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 92.75 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.36 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.92 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.99 | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 91.99 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.54, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 91.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.26, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.78 | 73.04 | 83.97 | 4 |
| 1990s | 81.27 | 77.22 | 84.43 | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.29 | 83.07 | 94.73 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.74 | 92.64 | 98.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.09 | 91.92 | 92.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 16 Costa Rica 93.64 compare
- 17 Bolivia 92.6 compare
- 18 Dominica 92.54 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 90.17 compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.52 compare
- 22 Panama 87.95 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 total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Mexico was 91.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.04 in 1989.
- How does Mexico rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Mexico ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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