Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico stood at 1.03 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1.04 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8907 index, in 1981.
Mexico ranks 73rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8907 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8974 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9048 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9179 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9362 index | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.955 index | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9681 index | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9748 index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9779 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9828 index | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9905 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9971 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.03 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.03 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9359 index | 0.8907 index | 0.9779 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9828 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1.01 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8907 index in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.