School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mexico
Mexico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.57 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mexico, 1971β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 14.57 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mexico peaked at 14.58 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.71 years, in 1971.
That places Mexico 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.48 years | 8.71 years | 10.33 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.7 years | 11.19 years | 12.08 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.32 years | 10.93 years | 11.89 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.69 years | 12.08 years | 13.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 years | 13.29 years | 14.58 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mexico?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mexico was 14.57 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 years in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Mexico ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.