Mexico's adult literacy rose from 83.0 % in 1980 to 95.6 % in 2024.
Mexico's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 109.1 % in 2000 to 102.3 % in 2024.
Mexico · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Mexico's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 91.9 % in 1980 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Mexico's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 71.1 % in 2000 to 103.1 % in 2024.
Mexico's tertiary enrolment rose from 20.5 % in 2000 to 48.2 % in 2024.
Mexico's children out of school, primary rose from 8,115 in 2000 to 46,859 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.5 pts19th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.3 pts41st of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.1 pts41st of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +1.1 pts40th of 40
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs77th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs64th of 145
- Learning povertyup +4.7 pts12th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts82nd of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.6 pts62nd of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.7 %100th of 135