School age population, primary education, male in Mexico

Mexico: School age population, primary education, male was 6.86 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
6.86 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6.90 million number
in 2013
All-time low
4.38 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Mexico, 1970–2020

02.0M4.0M6.0M197019952020

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.64 million number compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 7.52 million number compare
  3. 10 Philippines 6.88 million number compare
  4. 12 Egypt 6.77 million number compare
  5. 13 Brazil 6.33 million number compare
  6. 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.70 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

More education data for Mexico

All data for Mexico β†’

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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.