Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 10,968 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico stood at 10,968. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico peaked at 10,968 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,633, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,633 | — |
| 1965 | 4,287 | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 5,248 | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 6,286 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 7,339 | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 8,685 | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 10,292 | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 10,510 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10,246 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10,623 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 10,968 | +3.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 10,968 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,295, 8.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 10,968 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 890, 12.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,960 | 3,633 | 4,287 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,767 | 5,248 | 6,286 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8,012 | 7,339 | 8,685 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10,401 | 10,292 | 10,510 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,434 | 10,246 | 10,623 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10,968 | 10,968 | 10,968 | 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: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Mexico was 10,968 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10,968 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,633 in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.