Female teachers in Mexico
Mexico: Female teachers was 70.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.3
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
138th
of 212 countries
All-time high
70.3
in 2023
All-time low
59.7
in 1974
Years of data
30
1971–2023
Female teachers in Mexico, 1971–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 70.3 for female teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Mexico peaked at 70.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.7, in 1974.
That places Mexico 138th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Female teachers in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.62 | — |
| 1972 | 60.75 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 59.7 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 62.15 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 62.09 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.75 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.88 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 62.62 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.25 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.45 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.04 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 66.44 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.53 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.4 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.52 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.65 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.86 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.14 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.38 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 65.72 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.82 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.24 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.61 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.41 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.9 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.45 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 69.69 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.22 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.3 | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 70.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 70.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.17, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.06 | 59.7 | 62.15 | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.75 | 61.75 | 61.75 | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.07 | 62.62 | 66.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.57 | 65.38 | 67.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.91 | 69.45 | 70.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Mexico?
- Female teachers in Mexico was 70.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7 in 1974.
- How does Mexico rank for female teachers?
- Mexico ranks 138th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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