Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mexico
Mexico: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 70.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mexico, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 70.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women 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, share of primary school teachers who are women 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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.6% | — |
| 1972 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 59.7% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 62.1% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +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 79.4%, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 70.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 59.7% | 62.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.4% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.4% | 70.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Mexico?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mexico was 70.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1974.
- How does Mexico rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Mexico ranks 138th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.