Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 7.27 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
7.27 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
7th
of 203 countries
All-time high
7.27 million number
in 2018
All-time low
609,669 number
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico is 7.27 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 7.27 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 609,669 number, in 1971.
Mexico ranks 7th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 609,669 number | — |
| 1972 | 719,975 number | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 933,112 number | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 million number | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 1.16 million number | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 1.43 million number | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 1.58 million number | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.74 million number | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 1.92 million number | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 2.21 million number | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 2.51 million number | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 2.69 million number | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 2.89 million number | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 2.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.16 million number | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 3.26 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.32 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.38 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.36 million number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.33 million number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.27 million number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.35 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.46 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.61 million number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.75 million number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.91 million number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.17 million number | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 4.36 million number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.57 million number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.73 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.93 million number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.24 million number | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 5.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.41 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.58 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.71 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.88 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.91 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.99 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.19 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.33 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6.60 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.87 million number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.27 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 million number | 609,669 number | 1.74 million number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.83 million number | 1.92 million number | 3.38 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 million number | 3.27 million number | 4.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 million number | 4.57 million number | 5.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 million number | 5.99 million number | 7.27 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 United States of America 12.12 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 11.38 million number compare
- 6 Bangladesh 8.28 million number compare
- 8 Pakistan 6.17 million number compare
- 9 Türkiye 5.45 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 5.39 million number compare
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mexico was 7.27 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 609,669 number in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.