In the academic year 2018/2019, the number of junior high schools in Mexico amounted to 39.97 thousand schools, down from 39.69 thousand schools a year earlier. Children attending a junior high school* in the country are usually between 12 and 16 years old.
Number of junior high schools in Mexico from academic year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019
(in 1,000s)
* In the Mexican basic education system structure, the term "secundaria" usually correspond to "Junior High School" or "Middle School", comprising grades 7–9 when the student's age is 12 to 16 years old, it follows primary school, and comes before "high school" (preparatoria).
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Figures have been rounded.
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Ministry of Public Education (Mexico). (November 8, 2019). Number of junior high schools in Mexico from academic year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068128/mexico-junior-high-schools-number/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Public Education (Mexico). "Number of junior high schools in Mexico from academic year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068128/mexico-junior-high-schools-number/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Public Education (Mexico). (2019). Number of junior high schools in Mexico from academic year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068128/mexico-junior-high-schools-number/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Public Education (Mexico). "Number of Junior High Schools in Mexico from Academic Year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068128/mexico-junior-high-schools-number/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of junior high schools in Mexico from academic year 2015/2016 to 2018/2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Public Education (Mexico), November 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068128/mexico-junior-high-schools-number/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
