Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 16.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 16.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Mexico peaked at 20.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1960.
That places Mexico 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1965 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 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+ with primary in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Mexico was 16.6% 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+ with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary