Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Mexico

Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 35.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
35.3%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 1980
All-time low
35.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Mexico, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 45.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 46.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 47.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 48.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 48.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 48.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 47.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 45.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 43.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 39 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 35.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 35.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Mexico peaked at 48.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2010.

That places Mexico 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 primary in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Mexico, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 45.9%
1965 46.6% +1.7%
1970 47.7% +2.2%
1975 48.3% +1.3%
1980 48.7% +0.8%
1985 48.4% -0.6%
1990 47.5% -2.0%
1995 45.3% -4.7%
2000 43.2% -4.6%
2005 39.0% -9.7%
2010 35.3% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.3% 45.9% 46.6% 2
1970s 48.0% 47.7% 48.3% 2
1980s 48.6% 48.4% 48.7% 2
1990s 46.4% 45.3% 47.5% 2
2000s 41.1% 39.0% 43.2% 2
2010s 35.3% 35.3% 35.3% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 34 Kuwait 36.0% compare
  2. 35 Peru 35.9% compare
  3. 36 Brazil 35.8% compare
  4. 38 Colombia 35.2% compare
  5. 39 Rwanda 35.1% compare
  6. 40 Dominican Republic 34.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Mexico?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Mexico was 35.3% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2010.
How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Mexico ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)