Mexico
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
26% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
13,407,878 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
13,462,307 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
26%
Source: UNSDG, 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
60
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 75%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 81%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
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 61%
-
Male 57%
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 25%
-
Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
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
Changing Gender Attitudes, Empowering Girls
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Project/Program
Early childcare education & Montessori
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
Empowerment Girl Groups
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Equality for Women and Girls Program
Project/Program
Food for Education
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender Equity Initiative
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
Parent schools
Project/Program
Primary & secondary education
Project/Program
Psychological & Therapy Support
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Teacher Professional Development
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops
Project/Program
Youth Clubs