Education in Pachuca, Mexico: official figures
In the 2020 census 2.0% of residents of Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) aged 15 and over could not read or write, 34th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 2.9%.
How many adults in Pachuca have not finished secondary school?
17.0% of people aged 15 and over in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) had not completed basic education (secondary school) in 2020, 5th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was down 7.1 points since 2010 (national: 29.6%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many children in Pachuca are not in school?
2.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) were not attending school at the time of the 2020 census, 2nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 6.1%; 1.7% in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) in 2015).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow has schooling in Pachuca changed since 2015?
The 2015 Intercensal Survey found 19.9% of people aged 15 and over in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) without complete basic education and 2.1% unable to read or write, compared with 17.0% and 2.0% in the 2020 census.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyWhat is the educational lag in Pachuca?
CONEVAL counted 8.8% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality), 26,475 in all, as having educational lag in 2020, 8th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; the rate was 12.4% in 2010 (all municipalities combined, 2020: 16.3%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people work in education in Pachuca?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 349 education service establishments in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) employing 5,344 people in 2023, 5.4% of all employment it recorded there (national: 2.8%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) · saved copyHow Pachuca compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents 15 and over who cannot read or write (2020)
Pachuca ranks 74 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents 15 and over who cannot read or write |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Los Cabos | 2.1% |
| 72 | Nuevo Laredo | 2.1% |
| 73 | Mérida | 2.0% |
| 74 | Pachuca | 2.0% |
| 75 | Puerto Vallarta | 2.0% |
| 76 | Querétaro | 1.9% |
| 77 | Mazatlán | 1.9% |
Residents 15 and over without complete basic education (2020)
Pachuca ranks 103 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents 15 and over without complete basic education |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 17.5% |
| 101 | Hermosillo | 17.5% |
| 102 | Querétaro | 17.1% |
| 103 | Pachuca | 17.0% |
| 104 | Heroica Nogales | 16.3% |
| 105 | Saltillo | 16.3% |
| 106 | Chihuahua | 16.2% |
Children aged 6-14 not attending school (2020)
Pachuca ranks 106 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children aged 6-14 not attending school |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Navojoa | 3.4% |
| 102 | Ciudad Victoria | 3.4% |
| 103 | La Paz | 3.3% |
| 104 | Ciudad Valles | 3.3% |
| 105 | Campeche | 3.2% |
| 106 | Pachuca | 2.8% |
| 107 | Valladolid | 2.8% |
Educational lag (CONEVAL deprivation) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Educational lag (CONEVAL deprivation) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Cuernavaca | 9.2% |
| 98 | Orizaba | 9.0% |
| 99 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 8.9% |
| 100 | Pachuca | 8.8% |
| 101 | Victoria de Durango | 8.7% |
| 102 | Monclova-Frontera | 8.7% |
| 103 | Tampico | 8.3% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)
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