Mexico
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
25% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
12,900,303 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
13,039,927 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)21%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)51
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2019
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
(Years)12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schools-
Primary 75%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 81%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2020
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2015
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2015
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 45%
-
Male 38%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 39%
-
Male 37%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 49%
-
Male 53%
Female: UNESCO, 2018
Male: UNESCO, 2018
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 25%
-
Male 9%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 98%
-
Male 98%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 90%
-
Male 87%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 60%
-
Male 56%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 6%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 24%
-
Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
5
Enshrines right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender for all within the territory
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Network/Convening/Conference
Adolescent Girls & Migration
Project/Program
Building New Impact Enterprises Focused on Early Education and Job Skills
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Programa Fortalecimiento a la Excelencia Educativa
Project/Program
Programa para el Desarrollo Profesional Docente
Project/Program
Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro
Project/Program
Programa de Becas de Educación Básica para el Bienestar Benito Juárez
Policy & Frameworks Back to Top
Policy
Estrategia curricular en Igualdad de Género
In 2022 plans include publishing gender equality books for teachers and students, developing a curriculum on gender equality and human rights based on book analysis, and implementing the Comprehensive Gender Equality Education (ECIG) from preschool to upper secondary education. Moving into 2023, efforts will focus on guiding ECIG implementation through official communications and technical council sessions, conducting learning sessions to assess progress, and reinforcing ECIG principles through workshops and didactic proposals.