Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 8.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 8.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico peaked at 21.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2010.
Mexico ranks 94th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 17.6% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 20.8% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -50.9% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 18.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mexico was 8.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Mexico ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary