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Table 9 Key statistics of the Mexican education system

From: Intergenerational transmission of education: the relative importance of transmission channels

Indicator

2002

2005

Primary

   Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

95.98

96.64

   School enrollment, primary (% net)

96.51

93.75

   Private schools (% of total primary enrollment)

7.95

8.05

   Repeaters, primary (% of total enrollment)

5.68

4.64

   Lower secondary completion rate (% of relevant age group)

65.26

72.93

Secondary

   School enrollment, secondary (% net)

58.66

63.84

   Progression to secondary school (%)

92.86

93.79

   Repeaters (% of total enrollment)

2.10

2.05

Tertiary

   School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

21.07

23.31

  1. Source World Development Indicators (http://data.worldbank.org/country/mexico)