Mexico: students in higher education 2009-2024

Published by
Jose Sanchez,
Sep 23, 2024

In Mexico, about four millions students were enrolled in a formal higher education program in the 2023/2024 academic year. The number of higher education students has been steadily increasing in the last decade, surpassing the threshold of three millions in the academic year 2011/2012, the four million threshold in 2019/2020.

Number of students in higher education in Mexico from academic year 2009/2010 to 2023/2024 (in 1,000s)

CharacteristicNumber of students in thousands
2023/2024 4,052
2022/2023 4,032.93
2021/2022 4,004.68
2020/2021 4,030.62
2019/2020 4,061.64
2018/2019 3,943.54
2017/2018 3,865
2016/2017 3,762.68
2015/2016 3,648.95
2014/2015 3,515.4
2013/2014 3,419.39
2012/2013 3,300.35
2011/2012 3,161.2
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of students in thousands2,847.382,847.382,981.312,981.313,161.23,161.23,300.353,300.353,419.393,419.393,515.43,515.43,648.953,648.953,762.683,762.683,8653,8653,943.543,943.544,061.644,061.644,030.624,030.624,004.684,004.684,032.934,032.934,0524,0522009/20102010/20112011/20122012/20132013/20142014/20152015/20162016/20172017/20182018/20192019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/2024
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Release date

2024

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Mexico

Survey time period

2009 to 2024

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Enrolled at the beginning of each academic year; Only formal education

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