Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico

Mexico: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 72.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
72.3%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 1997
All-time low
69.7%
in 1972
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 72.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico peaked at 88.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1972.

That places Mexico 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Mexico, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 69.9%
1972 69.7% -0.3%
1974 85.5% +22.5%
1975 85.8% +0.3%
1976 85.3% -0.6%
1977 86.0% +0.8%
1978 86.3% +0.4%
1979 87.3% +1.1%
1980 87.0% -0.3%
1981 85.2% -2.1%
1982 84.6% -0.7%
1983 84.3% -0.4%
1984 85.0% +0.8%
1985 86.4% +1.7%
1986 87.3% +1.1%
1987 86.9% -0.5%
1988 87.2% +0.4%
1989 87.4% +0.2%
1990 87.5% +0.2%
1991 88.2% +0.8%
1992 87.8% -0.4%
1993 88.0% +0.3%
1994 88.6% +0.6%
1995 88.5% -0.1%
1996 88.8% +0.3%
1997 88.8% +0.1%
1998 86.3% -2.9%
1999 85.8% -0.5%
2000 85.0% -1.0%
2001 84.9% -0.1%
2002 85.1% +0.2%
2003 84.4% -0.8%
2004 85.2% +1.0%
2005 86.0% +0.9%
2006 85.3% -0.8%
2007 84.9% -0.4%
2008 83.8% -1.4%
2009 84.6% +1.0%
2010 84.0% -0.8%
2011 84.1% +0.1%
2012 83.4% -0.8%
2013 72.5% -13.0%
2014 72.9% +0.5%
2015 72.8% -0.2%
2016 72.4% -0.5%
2017 73.2% +1.1%
2018 72.3% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82.0% 69.7% 87.3% 8
1980s 86.1% 84.3% 87.4% 10
1990s 87.8% 85.8% 88.8% 10
2000s 84.9% 83.8% 86.0% 10
2010s 76.4% 72.3% 84.1% 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 175 Ireland 73.4% compare
  2. 176 Cuba 72.6% compare
  3. 177 North Macedonia 72.4% compare
  4. 179 Norway 72.1% compare
  5. 180 Romania 71.9% compare
  6. 181 Poland 71.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Mexico was 72.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1972.
How does Mexico rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Mexico ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.