Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 5.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico stood at 5.42. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico peaked at 5.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 64th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1 | — |
| 1965 | 2.14 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.81 | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 2.29 | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 2.55 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 2.66 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 3.37 | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 4.13 | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 4.89 | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 5.29 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 | 2.1 | 2.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.05 | 1.81 | 2.29 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.37 | 4.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.09 | 4.89 | 5.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Mexico was 5.42 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Mexico ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.