Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Mexico
Mexico: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 28.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Mexico is 28.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Mexico peaked at 43.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 38th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 36.9% | 43.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 28.4% | 42.0% | 8 |
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 female share of graduates in information and communication in Mexico?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Mexico was 28.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Mexico ranks 38th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.