Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female was 0.72 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico stood at 0.72. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico peaked at 0.72 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
That places Mexico 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 | +160.0% |
| 1975 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.21 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.27 | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.35 | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 0.38 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.43 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.63 | +46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.72 | +14.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.45, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.135 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.365 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Mexico was 0.72 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Mexico ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 20-24.