Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 37.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico is 37.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico peaked at 37.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.0% | — |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +48.8% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 22.6% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 31.8% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 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 secondary in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mexico was 37.6% 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 secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)