Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Mexico
Mexico: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 92.2% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mexico peaked at 98.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.2% | — |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 92.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 92.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 81.2% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.9% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.2% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 87 Saint Lucia 92.5% compare
- 88 Sao Tome and Principe 92.4% compare
- 89 Costa Rica 92.3% compare
- 91 Cuba 92.0% compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 91.8% compare
- 93 Macao 91.7% 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, female in Mexico?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mexico was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release