Sources include:
The World Bank
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The Center for Global Development
The United Nations Children's Fund's Latin America and Caribbean Region Office (UNICEF LACRO) Education Section.
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Mexico: students affected by COVID-19 measures 2020, by level
As of August 1, 2020, close to 33.2 million children and teenagers had been affected by school closures in Mexico in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 28 million of the students were enrolled in primary and secondary schools at the time, while close to five million were enrolled in pre-primary schools. The national closure of schools in the country was implemented on March 20, 2020. By the first semester of the 2020/2021 school year, educational institutions still remained closed.
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UNICEF. (August 24, 2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico as of August 2020, by education level [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1193000/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-mexico/
UNICEF. "Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico as of August 2020, by education level." Chart. August 24, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1193000/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-mexico/
UNICEF. (2020). Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico as of August 2020, by education level. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/1193000/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-mexico/
UNICEF. "Number of Students Affected by School Closures amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico as of August 2020, by Education Level." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Aug 2020, /statistics/1193000/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-mexico/
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Number of students affected by school closures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico as of August 2020, by education level [Graph], UNICEF, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1193000/number-students-contingency-measures-covid-mexico/
