Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 10.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 10.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Mexico peaked at 48.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2010.
Mexico ranks 67th 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 25+ with no education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.4% | — |
| 1965 | 46.4% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 43.9% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 40.3% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 40.3% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 30.5% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 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 25+ with no education in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Mexico was 10.6% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education