Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 2.43 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.43 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico peaked at 2.45 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 213,529 number, in 1971.
Mexico ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 213,529 number | — |
| 1972 | 223,148 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 265,705 number | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 314,188 number | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 329,548 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 531,704 number | +61.3% |
| 1982 | 703,561 number | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 842,879 number | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 947,049 number | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million number | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million number | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.31 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.54 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.61 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million number | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million number | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million number | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.35 million number | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.30 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.36 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.37 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.39 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.43 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 269,224 number | 213,529 number | 329,548 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million number | 531,704 number | 1.33 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million number | 1.68 million number | 2.35 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million number | 2.28 million number | 2.45 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Mexico was 2.43 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,529 number in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 pre-primary 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 pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.