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Chapter 1 · The Reality of Public Education in Mexico

1.4 million children out of class.

Nine in ten children in Oaxaca without a teacher. Not because of a war. Not because of a pandemic. Because of the yearly negotiation between the union and the government.

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1.4 million children out of class. Nine in ten children in Oaxaca without a teacher. Not because of a war. Not because of a pandemic. Because of the yearly negotiation between the union and the government.
Source: SEP, official reports on the CNTE strike, count as of June 5, 2026; coverage by Excélsior, El Universal and El Informador
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1,410,459 children out of class: the June 2026 CNTE strike in SEP figures

SEP count as of June 5, 2026: 17,471 schools closed, 1,410,459 students out of class and 88,546 teachers on strike across ten states. In Oaxaca, 92.13% of the state’s students went without a single day of class.

This is not an extraordinary event: it is a pattern that has repeated every school year for decades. Every week lost in the early years leaves a gap that is rarely made up. For families, the consequence is uncertainty: when they enroll for the year, they do not know how many days of class their child will actually get. A reliable calendar, something no private school even bothers to advertise, is one of the differentiators most valued by families moving from public to private school.

How many days of class did your child get last school year? Do you know the actual number?

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FigureWhat it is
17,471schools closed in the final stretch of the school year
1,410,459students out of class (as of June 5)
88,546teachers on strike in 10 states
ItemValue
Oaxaca: state enrollment without a single day of class92.1%
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Source: SEP, official reports on the CNTE strike, count as of June 5, 2026; coverage by Excélsior, El Universal and El Informador.

Document. P1-01 · The Reality of Public Education in Mexico (July 2026), by SuperLeads. Every figure keeps its official or international source; when the source gives a range, the range is shown here. Methodology.

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