IB World Schools in México

Are you looking for an International Baccalaureate World School in México? Here you can find a list of Mexican schools that have a profile in the IB World Schools Yearbook.

The schools featured below offer at least one of the IB's four programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP). You can use the search filter below to look for schools that offer one programme in particular.

Home to the world’s largest Spanish-speaking population, México has seen explosive growth in demand for education over recent decades. The number of students at state secondary schools rose by four million from 1970 to 2000 and the population grew by more than one per cent a year from 2015 to 2020.

As the government faces the dual challenge of rapidly building more schools and implementing reforms to raise educational standards, a growing number of middle class Méxican families have turned to the private sector, fuelling growth in international education.

There are now more than 150 international schools across the country, with most centred on México City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.  Many established schools follow an American curriculum, while others offer German, Swiss or British programmes. 

There are also many Spanish-medium international schools catering primarily to local families, as well as bilingual and dual-curriculum schools. Of Mexico’s 123 IB World Schools, 116 teach in Spanish and 87 in English, with over half of the total offering bilingual instruction in the two languages. A total of 79 schools are authorised to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma. For a full list of IB World Schools in México, see the IB website.

Education is compulsory for 15 years from age three to 18, including three years of early childhood education. In the state system, primary and secondary education each last six years, with the latter divided into lower and upper stages. In 2019, net enrolment was 69 per cent in pre-schools, 95 per cent for primary education, and 81 per cent at secondary level, while gross tertiary enrolment was 43 per cent, according to UNESCO.

IB World Schools are part of a thriving international school sector in Mexico. For information on all international schools, you can visit: www.internationalschoolsearch.com