Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.10 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.10 million number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico peaked at 1.13 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 776,964 number, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 776,964 number | — |
| 1971 | 798,820 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 824,976 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 853,447 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 882,568 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 910,587 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 935,379 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 960,517 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 984,619 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million number | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.10 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 19.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.10 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 47.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 893,482 number | 776,964 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.10 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.36 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.20 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 895,310 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 851,820 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 718,730 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mexico was 1.10 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 776,964 number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.