In the academic year of 2020, the educational attainment with the highest participation rate of the Mexican population over 15 years was for middle school with 29.1 share, followed by primary school with 22.6 and high school at 22.1.

In 2020, in Mexico State, the dominant level of educational achievement was obtaining a middle school diploma, encompassing around **** percent of the population. Following closely behind were individuals who had completed high school, constituting approximately ** percent, as well as those who had finished elementary school.

In Mexico, through the time frame displayed the highest amount of students enrolled in any education level was during the academic year for 2015/2016 with ***** million. In contrast, the lowest number of people registered was in 2000/2001 with ***** million students, thus being ***** percent less than the highest number of people registered.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Mexico was reported at 78.3 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Mexico: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2022 is 1.15 percent, an increase from 1.12 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.21 percent, based on data from 117 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1971 to 2022 is 0.83 percent. The minimum value, 0.26 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 1.15 percent was recorded in 2022.

MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 81.201 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.542 % for 2015. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 74.808 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.201 % in 2016 and a record low of 36.656 % in 1980. MX: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Primary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); ;

The population in Mexico who did not complete primary education is the group who experienced the lowest recovery in employment after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, they are not the only one group not fully recovered; as of the second quarter of 2023, persons graduated from high school or from higher education presented better levels of employment than in the first quarter of 2020.

This statistic shows the population born in Mexico residing in the U.S. between year 1994 and year 2009 by education level. In 2009, about 5.8 million Mexicans residing in the U.S. had an educational attainment of less than 10 grades of school education.

The number of jobless people in Mexico totaled 1.49 million in the first quarter of 2025. Approximately 57 percent of them had graduated from high school or from a higher educational level. The number of unemployed people who had completed secondary education amounted to 444,000.

Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross data was reported at 37.600 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.458 % for 2016. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 19.951 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.600 % in 2017 and a record low of 8.369 % in 1971. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;

Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net data was reported at 79.450 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 78.608 % for 2016. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net data is updated yearly, averaging 69.479 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.450 % in 2017 and a record low of 53.853 % in 1999. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;

The average degree of schooling in Mexico State amounted to approximately ***** years in 2020. In a steady upward trend, the degree rose by about **** years from 2000.

In 2022, about 57 percent of the Mexican population had obtained an education below upper secondary education as their highest level. Lower secondary education completes the provision of basic education and is usually followed by upper secondary education. In 2022, over 23 percent of Mexicans had completed upper secondary education as their highest level.

Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) in Mexico was reported at 56.78 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force with basic education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Mexico Elementary School

In the Mexican city of Monterrey, the most common educational level was those with a middle school diploma with more than ** percent of the population. Followed by people with an undergradute degree and high school diploma with around ** percent each.

In 2019, the share of internet users with lower secondary school education in Mexico amounted to **** percent and those with a bachelor's degree amounted to **** percent. In that same year, more than ** percent of internet users in Mexico were aged between 25 and 34 years old.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Mexico 59 School District and average distribution per school district in Missouri

Mexico MX: All Education Staff Compensation: Primary: % of Total Expenditure in Primary Public Institutions data was reported at 92.297 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 90.590 % for 2013. Mexico MX: All Education Staff Compensation: Primary: % of Total Expenditure in Primary Public Institutions data is updated yearly, averaging 92.288 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2014, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.731 % in 2010 and a record low of 90.244 % in 2009. Mexico MX: All Education Staff Compensation: Primary: % of Total Expenditure in Primary Public Institutions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programs, and other allowances and benefits.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross data was reported at 104.218 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 101.361 % for 2016. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 55.480 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.218 % in 2017 and a record low of 16.366 % in 1971. Mexico MX: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/); Weighted average;