School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 6.86 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6.86 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.86 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.55 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Mexico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Mexico is 6.86 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Mexico peaked at 6.86 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.55 million number, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 10th of 205 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, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.55 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.67 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.98 million number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.10 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 4.33 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.46 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.61 million number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 4.76 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 4.92 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 5.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 5.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.47 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.60 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 5.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 5.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.94 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.12 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.10 million number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.09 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.10 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.32 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.38 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.37 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.37 million number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.47 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.58 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.67 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.79 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.80 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.78 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.76 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.75 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.76 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.82 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.84 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.86 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.86 million number | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6.86 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 345,117 number, 19.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6.86 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,460 number, 53.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.06 million number | 3.55 million number | 4.61 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.39 million number | 4.76 million number | 5.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.16 million number | 6.04 million number | 6.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.48 million number | 6.36 million number | 6.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 million number | 6.75 million number | 6.86 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 million number | 6.86 million number | 6.86 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Brazil 12.53 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 10.97 million number compare
- 9 Ethiopia 7.92 million number compare
- 11 Philippines 6.55 million number compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.09 million number compare
- 13 Turkey 5.55 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, secondary education, male in Mexico?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Mexico was 6.86 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 million number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.