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

Mexico: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 65.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
65.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
127th
of 179 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 2012
All-time low
60.7%
in 2013
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 85.6 %1999: 86 %2000: 87 %2001: 87.8 %2002: 88.6 %2003: 89.1 %2004: 89.5 %2005: 89.8 %2006: 90.2 %2007: 90.6 %2008: 90.6 %2009: 90.6 %2010: 90.8 %2011: 91 %2012: 91.2 %2013: 60.7 %2014: 61.9 %2015: 61.8 %2016: 62.1 %2017: 64.9 %2018: 65.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 65.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in 2018.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico peaked at 91.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2013.

That places Mexico 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.8% 85.6% 86.0% 2
2000s 89.4% 87.0% 90.6% 10
2010s 72.2% 60.7% 91.2% 9

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  4. 128 Sweden 64.6% compare
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  6. 130 Spain 64.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Mexico was 65.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2013.
How does Mexico rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Mexico ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.