School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 6.86 million number in 2020. ▲ 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
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.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.38 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.51 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.64 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.79 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 4.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.12 million number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.29 million number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 5.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 5.61 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.78 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.93 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 6.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.26 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.40 million number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.45 million number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.50 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.57 million number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.75 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 6.83 million number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.85 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.88 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.88 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.89 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.89 million number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.87 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.85 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.82 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.81 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.82 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.84 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.90 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.90 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.89 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.87 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.85 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.84 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.85 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.86 million number | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6.86 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 28.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6.86 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139,906 number, 49.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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 5.70 million number compare
More education data for Mexico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.12 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- 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)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.