Japan vs Mexico: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes

Japan
627,777
in 2023
Mexico
868,550
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Mexico rank
9th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 868,550 against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 240,773.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 9th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 502,778 157,724 345,054 Japan
1980s 602,166 348,651 253,514 Japan
1990s 662,468 443,015 219,453 Japan
2010s 635,610 825,743 190,132 Mexico
2020s 630,830 858,098 227,268 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 868,550 against 627,777 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Japan and Mexico?
240,773, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
Japan ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Mexico: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/japan/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/japan/mexico/">Japan vs Mexico: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,781 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release