Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico
Mexico: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico peaked at 1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9755 index, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 62nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9755 index | — |
| 2001 | 0.9793 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9817 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9828 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9839 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9823 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9816 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9828 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9834 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9847 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9864 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9874 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9892 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9894 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9906 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9923 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9942 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9971 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9818 index | 0.9755 index | 0.9847 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9924 index | 0.9864 index | 0.9997 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mexico was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9755 index in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.