Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 42.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 42.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Mexico peaked at 52.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1975.
That places Mexico 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.9% | — |
| 1965 | 43.0% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 42.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 49.5% | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.5% | 43.0% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 41.6% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 49.5% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 52.0% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 47.6% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 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 45-49 with primary in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Mexico was 42.0% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1975.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)