School age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, early childhood education, female was 6.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico stood at 6.08 million. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico peaked at 6.60 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.08 million, in 2024.
That places Mexico 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.60 million | — |
| 2014 | 6.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.55 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.47 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.39 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.34 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.08 million | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.54 million | 6.47 million | 6.60 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.31 million | 6.08 million | 6.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Mexico was 6.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.60 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 million in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release