School age population, primary education, male in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, primary education, male was 6.86 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Mexico, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Mexico is 6.86 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Mexico peaked at 6.90 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.38 million number, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.05 million number | 4.38 million number | 5.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 million number | 5.93 million number | 6.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.71 million number | 6.56 million number | 6.85 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 million number | 6.81 million number | 6.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 million number | 6.84 million number | 6.90 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 million number | 6.86 million number | 6.86 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.64 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.52 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.88 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 6.77 million number compare
- 13 Brazil 6.33 million number compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.70 million number compare
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Mexico?
- School age population, primary education, male in Mexico was 6.86 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.90 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 million number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.