Country education guide
Mexico
The federal education authority sets the national framework while states, autonomous institutions, and recognised providers administer programmes.
📚 School stages
Grades, stages, and local pathways
Pre-school education
Pre-school forms part of the national basic-education sequence.
Primary education · 6 years
Six years of primary education precede lower-secondary schooling.
Lower-secondary education · 3 years
Secondary education completes the basic-education stage.
Upper-secondary education / baccalaureate
General, technological, professional-technical, and other services operate within an upper-secondary framework.
Higher technical and university education
Institutions set admissions examinations, recognition, and programme requirements.
📝 Examinations and qualifications
Selectable records for Mexico
Each record links to the authority that publishes its current rules.
Upper-secondary completion certificate
Certificado de Terminación de Estudios de Bachillerato
Certification of completion of the applicable recognised upper-secondary programme.
- Completion or score rule
- Students must complete and pass the curriculum units required by their recognised school or service; universities apply separate selection rules.
- Where it applies
- Mexico · federal, state, autonomous, and recognised providers
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