How does Mexico rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?

Mexico ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.

Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico

Name: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mexico: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.09 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

1.09 million number

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

11th

of 204 countries

All-time high

1.11 million number

in 2015

All-time low

658,899 number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico, 1970–2020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico stood at 1.09 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico peaked at 1.11 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 658,899 number, in 1970.

Mexico ranks 11th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Mexico, 1970 to 2020.
Year	number	Change
1970	658,899 number	—
1971	678,421 number	+3.0%
1972	696,877 number	+2.7%
1973	716,935 number	+2.9%
1974	737,760 number	+2.9%
1975	760,200 number	+3.0%
1976	785,610 number	+3.3%
1977	811,609 number	+3.3%
1978	837,967 number	+3.2%
1979	864,665 number	+3.2%
1980	891,854 number	+3.1%
1981	919,246 number	+3.1%
1982	944,553 number	+2.8%
1983	971,053 number	+2.8%
1984	999,414 number	+2.9%
1985	1.02 million number	+2.5%
1986	1.04 million number	+1.3%
1987	1.04 million number	+0.2%
1988	1.04 million number	+0.2%
1989	1.04 million number	+0.2%
1990	1.04 million number	+0.1%
1991	1.05 million number	+0.2%
1992	1.05 million number	+0.2%
1993	1.05 million number	+0.4%
1994	1.06 million number	+0.4%
1995	1.06 million number	+0.6%
1996	1.07 million number	+1.0%
1997	1.08 million number	+0.8%
1998	1.09 million number	+0.6%
1999	1.09 million number	+0.5%
2000	1.10 million number	+0.4%
2001	1.10 million number	+0.2%
2002	1.10 million number	-0.1%
2003	1.10 million number	+0.1%
2004	1.11 million number	+0.4%
2005	1.11 million number	+0.4%
2006	1.11 million number	+0.0%
2007	1.11 million number	-0.2%
2008	1.11 million number	-0.2%
2009	1.10 million number	-0.3%
2010	1.10 million number	-0.3%
2011	1.10 million number	+0.1%
2012	1.10 million number	+0.4%
2013	1.11 million number	+0.3%
2014	1.11 million number	+0.3%
2015	1.11 million number	+0.1%
2016	1.11 million number	-0.3%
2017	1.10 million number	-0.6%
2018	1.10 million number	-0.5%
2019	1.09 million number	-0.5%
2020	1.09 million number	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	754,894 number	658,899 number	864,665 number	10
1980s	991,309 number	891,854 number	1.04 million number	10
1990s	1.07 million number	1.04 million number	1.09 million number	10
2000s	1.10 million number	1.10 million number	1.11 million number	10
2010s	1.10 million number	1.09 million number	1.11 million number	10
2020s	1.09 million number	1.09 million number	1.09 million number	1

Countries ranked near Mexico

8 Bangladesh 1.46 million number compare
9 Ethiopia 1.35 million number compare
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.15 million number compare
12 Philippines 1.07 million number compare
13 Egypt 921,976 number compare
14 Russian Federation 821,563 number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for Mexico

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)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico?: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mexico was 1.09 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 658,899 number in 1970.
How does Mexico rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?: Mexico ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.