NOTE: Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard
Classification of Education (ISCED97). Ages represent the typical age at the beginning
of the school year.
Numbers in bold print indicate ages of universal enrollment (i.e., an enrollment
rate of over 90 percent). Numbers highlighted represent the age at which compulsory
enrollment begins through the age at which compulsory enrollment ends. No meaning
should be inferred from width of subdivisions. Duration of first university degree
program is generally 4 to 5 years in Mexico.
SOURCE: Classbase (2012). Education Database: Education System in Mexico.
Retrieved April 2, 2013, from
http://www.classbase.com/Countries/Mexico/Education-System; Rolwing, K.
(2006). Education in Mexico. New York: World Education Services. Retrieved
April 4, 2013, from
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/PF/06jun/pfpractical.htm; Santibanez, L., Vernez
G., Razquin, P. (2005). Education in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities.
Santa Monica: RAND. Retrieved April 4, 2013, from
http://www.worldfund.org/assets/files/RAND_Education%20in%20Mexico.pdf.
NOTE: Professional technical education is intended to train students for technical employment and therefore is a terminal degree. In bachillerato technológico, students have the option to take general subjects in addition to their vocational training.
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Secretariat of Public Education. (2014). Principales Cifras del Sistema Educativo Nacional 2013–2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015 from http://fs.planeacion.sep.gob.mx/estadistica_e_indicadores/principales_cifras/principales_cifras_2013_2014.pdf.