Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 9.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico is 9.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico peaked at 43.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2010.
That places Mexico 66th 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 population age 25+ with no education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1965 | 41.1% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 37.5% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 36.1% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.4% | 41.1% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 27.6% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.2% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico was 9.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Mexico ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education