Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 60,528 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 60,528 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Mexico peaked at 60,528 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,701, in 1960.
That places Mexico 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, total in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13,701 | — |
| 1965 | 15,464 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 17,661 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 20,283 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 23,688 | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 27,857 | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 32,758 | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 38,773 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 46,203 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 53,573 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 60,528 | +13.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 60,528 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,506, 8.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 60,528 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,821, 15.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,582 | 13,701 | 15,464 | 2 |
| 1970s | 18,972 | 17,661 | 20,283 | 2 |
| 1980s | 25,772 | 23,688 | 27,857 | 2 |
| 1990s | 35,766 | 32,758 | 38,773 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49,888 | 46,203 | 53,573 | 2 |
| 2010s | 60,528 | 60,528 | 60,528 | 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 25+, total in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Mexico was 60,528 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 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 60,528 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,701 in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.