Industry Group (6111)
2025-Q3: $1.27T MX, Gross Domestic Product
DENUE May 2026: 110,266, Economic units
Jan-Sep 2024: Confidential, Foreign Direct Investment
2026-Q1 : $6.88k MX, Average Monthly Salary
2026-Q1 : 815k, Workforce
2026-Q1 : 74%, Female Workforce
2026-Q1: 40.4, Average Age
In the third quarter of 2025 the gross domestic product was $1.27T MX, 2.09% more than the previous quarter.
According DENUE 2026, Elementary and Secondary Schools registered 110,266 economic units. The states with the highest number of economic units were Estado de México (14,572), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (7,511), and Jalisco (7,371).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, total gross production was $89.1B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($17.1B MX) and Estado de México ($9.38B MX).
For its part, total income reached $90.6B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($17.4B MX) and Nuevo León ($9.71B MX).
Economic activities are related if they require similar knowledge or inputs. In 2014 in Elementary and Secondary Schools the states with the highest affinity were Chihuahua (0.75), Sonora (0.74), Nuevo León (0.72), Coahuila de Zaragoza (0.72), and Baja California (0.69).
During the first quarter of 2026 in Elementary and Secondary Schools the workforce was 815k people, 26% men and 74% women. In addition, the average monthly salary informed was $6.88k MX.
During the same period, occupations with the highest number of workers in Elementary and Secondary Schools were Primary School Teachers, Pre-School Teachers, and School Teachers and Equivalents.
At the state level, the occupied population of Elementary and Secondary Schools was concentrated in List Estado de México,Ciudad de México,Jalisco.
The average age of workers in Elementary and Secondary Schools in the first quarter of 2026 was 40.4 years. In the same period, the average schooling of the workforce of Elementary and Secondary Schools, was 15.1 years.
Average Monthly Salary 2026-Q1: $6.88k MX
Working population 2026-Q1: 815k
In the first quarter of 2026, the workforce in Elementary and Secondary Schools it was of 815k people, 26% men with a reported average monthly salary of $8.28k MX and 74% women with a salary of $6.39k MX.
Of the total employed population, 76.6% of the total workforce were formal workers with an average monthly salary of $7.46k MX, while he 23.4% corresponds to informal workers with an average salary of $4.96k MX.
In the first quarter of 2026 the occupations with the highest number of workers were Primary School Teachers, Pre-School Teachers, and School Teachers and Equivalents.
At the state level, the workforce of Elementary and Secondary Schools was concentrated on Estado de México, Ciudad de México, and Jalisco.
Gross domestic product 2025-Q3: $1.27T MX
Gross Domestic Product 2024: $1.18T MX
* Data displayed corresponds to the sector Educational Services since the information at lower levels of disaggregation is not available.
In the third quarter of 2025, Educational Services recorded a gross domestic product of $1.27T MX, evidencing an increase of 2.09% compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 6.77% compared to the same period of the previous year.
* Current values, at current prices, base year 2013. Excludes taxes on products.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 24,791 economic units were totaled in Elementary and Secondary Schools, highlighting Estado de México (4,216), Ciudad de México (3,165), and Jalisco (1,751).
Total gross production was $89.1B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($17.1B MX) and Estado de México ($9.38B MX).
Total income reached $90.6B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($17.4B MX) and Nuevo León ($9.71B MX).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
According to dato from Economic Census 2014, Elementary and Secondary Schools had a total of 67,341 economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of economic units were Puebla (2.86k), Iztapalapa (1.9k), and Guadalajara (1.79k)
Total income eached $180B MX and the municipalities with the highest income were Monterrey ($9.01B MX), Puebla ($5.4B MX), and Benito Juárez ($5.37B MX).
Total expenditures were $61.1B MX and the municipalities with the highest expenditures were Monterrey ($3.47B MX), Benito Juárez ($2.74B MX), and Puebla ($1.79B MX).
On the other hand, in 2014 there were 1129329 employees dependent on economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of employees were Puebla (35.7k), Monterrey (32.5k), and León (28.5k).
* Any inconsistency between the data at the state and municipal level is due to the anonymization methodologies applied to the data, also municipalities not shown in the visualization have been anonymized.
The visualization shows the number of economic units in Elementary and Secondary Schools according to the number of employees.
According to DENUE data published in May 2026, 52,299 companies with 0 to 10 employees were registered (100 companies less than the previous period). In the same period, 51,741 companies with 11 to 50 employees were registered (151 companies more than the previous period).
4,899 companies with 51 to 100 employees were registered in 2026 (34 companies more than the previous period). Likewise, 1,327 companies with more than 101 employees were registered (15 companies more than the previous period).
Source National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE)
In the period January to September 2024, FDI from Elementary and Secondary Schools was Confidential, distributed in inter-company debts (Confidential), equity Capital (US$0), and reinvestment of earnings (US$0).
Since January 1999 to September 2024, the accumulated amount of FDI in Elementary and Secondary Schools was US$439M, distributed in equity Capital (US$406M), inter-company debts (US$31.3M), and reinvestment of earnings (US$1.85M).
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Period Jan-Sep 2024: US$0
Period Jan-1999 to Sep-2024: US$221M, Mexico City is the main receiving state
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September, 2024
Historically (from January 1999 to September2024) the states that have received the highest FDI are Mexico City (US$221M), Estado de México (US$68.4M), and Tamaulipas (US$42.6M).
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Periodo Jan-Sep 2024: ---, US$0
Main investing country between Jan-1999 and Sep-2024: United States, US$277M
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September of 2024.
Historically (from January 1999 to September de 2024) the countries that contributed the most to FDI were Peru (Confidential).
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As of May 2021, the states with the highest degree of specialization in Elementary and Secondary Schools were Coahuila de Zaragoza (1.37), Nuevo León (1.35), and Chihuahua (1.3). The degree of specialization is measured using the RCA index, which represents the ratio between the observed and expected establishments of each state for each industry.
The states with the highest degree of development opportunity in Elementary and Secondary Schools according to Relatedness were Querétaro (0.62), Aguascalientes (0.56), and Jalisco (0.53). The Relatedness measures the distance between an industry and the current industrial composition in each state. The presented entities register a level of specialization lower than one unit (RCA <1).
Average Age 2026-Q1: 40.4
Average Years of Schooling 2026-Q1: 15.1
The visualization shows the workforce of Elementary and Secondary Schools by age group and years of schooling, comparing men and women.
In the first quarter of 2026 in Elementary and Secondary Schools the average age for women was 39.4 years and the average schooling was 15.4 years.
The average age of men in the Elementary and Secondary Schools workforce was 43.2 years, while the average schooling was 14.2 years during first quarter of 2026.
* The visualization omits the range of schooling "Not Specified".