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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income

Mexico: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 70.6% (2020), 92nd of 176 in the world and 20th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 102.3% (2024), 69th of 191 in the world and 16th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 102.3% (2024), 22nd of 168 in the world and 8th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.

Pre-primary enrolment70.6%2020 · world 92/176 · region 20/33Primary enrolment102.3%2024 · world 69/191 · region 16/39Primary completion102.3%2024 · world 22/168 · region 8/33Secondary enrolment103.1%2024 · world 48/176 · region 13/37
Pre-primary enrolment
MexicoLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Mexico70.6%Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
MexicoLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
95%100%105%110%115%120%199520002005201020152020Mexico102.3%Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Mexico in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross70.6%202092/17620/3373.9%101.7%70.6%−31.1 ppsince 201075.6%77.9%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross102.3%202469/19116/39109.1%111.0%104.5%−6.3 ppsince 2014104.6%100.7%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group102.3%202422/1688/3396.7%100.1%102.6%−9.3 ppsince 201496.5%95.2%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross103.1%202448/17613/3771.1%87.3%102.6%+5.8 ppsince 201498.0%96.5%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group86.6%202495/16816/3269.4%85.2%90.9%−0.5 ppsince 201481.5%93.0%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross48.2%202485/17215/3120.5%27.2%45.2%+17.0 ppsince 201458.9%64.6%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.4%2024159/17833/350.1%0.2%0.3%±0.0 ppsince 2014—4.0%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+95.6%202460/14111/2690.5%93.1%95.2%+1.0 ppsince 201494.9%96.2%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2498.9%202458/14816/3196.6%98.4%99.1%−0.1 ppsince 201498.7%99.3%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary26.6201751/1732/3027.228.1·−5.1%since 200721.318.423.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.1%2022100/18418/383.8%4.9%4.5%−0.8 ppsince 20123.8%3.6%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure14.2%202264/17917/3719.6%18.6%16.2%−3.9 ppsince 201216.6%15.1%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Mexico and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Mexico. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMexicoUnited StatesGuatemalaBelize
Pre-primary enrolment70.6%202072.4%202049.8%202134.2%2021
Primary enrolment102.3%202497.0%2022101.5%202496.5%2024
Primary completion102.3%202495.7%202286.5%202494.2%2024
Secondary enrolment103.1%202497.5%202249.6%202486.5%2024
Lower secondary completion86.6%2024101.4%202249.3%202479.1%2024
Tertiary enrolment48.2%202479.4%202227.3%202324.8%2024
Out-of-school children0.4%20244.0%20228.4%202410.7%2024
Adult literacy95.6%2024—82.1%202487.9%2022
Youth literacy98.9%2024—95.4%202496.2%2022
United States: educationGuatemala: educationBelize: education
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