Closing the achievement gap in mathematics: evidence from a remedial program in Mexico City

Latin American Economic Review

Table 1 Mexico’s education system. Descriptive Statistics (2010)

	Percentage enrolled in school
	All of Mexico	Mexico City
Children aged 6–11	100	100
Children aged 12–14	90	100
Children aged 15–17	60.3	86.7
Continuation rate*
Primary to secondary	97	99
Secondary to high school	100+	100+

Source: INEE (2012)
* The continuation rate is calculated as the ratio between the number of individuals enrolling in one education level in a given year divided by the total number of individuals graduating from the preceding education level in the previous academic year. 100+ indicates that this ratio was higher than one