Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female was 7.75 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 7.75 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico peaked at 7.75 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 78th 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 total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.13 | — |
| 1965 | 2.21 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 2.08 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 2.14 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.78 | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 3.82 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 5.45 | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.08 | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 7.75 | +9.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.05, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.19 | 2.78 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.63 | 3.82 | 5.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.34 | 5.6 | 7.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.75 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 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 total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Mexico was 7.75 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 total schooling, age 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of education completed among females age 45-49.