Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 4.40 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.40 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.52 million number
in 2016
All-time low
2.36 million number
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2018
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico stood at 4.40 million number.
The figure is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 4.52 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million number, in 1994.
Mexico ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.36 million number | — |
| 1995 | 2.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.82 million number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 2.95 million number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 3.11 million number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.23 million number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.35 million number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.56 million number | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.57 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.59 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.70 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.78 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.90 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.88 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.92 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.92 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.10 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.26 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.52 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.40 million number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.40 million number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 million number | 2.36 million number | 2.95 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.57 million number | 3.11 million number | 3.90 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 million number | 3.92 million number | 4.52 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Brazil 6.47 million number compare
- 5 United States 6.18 million number compare
- 6 Bangladesh 4.58 million number compare
- 8 Philippines 3.94 million number compare
- 9 Russia 3.57 million number compare
- 10 Pakistan 3.47 million number compare
More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Mexico was 4.40 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million number in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.