School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 10.99 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.99 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11.05 million number
in 2015
All-time low
4.43 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico is 10.99 million number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 11.05 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.43 million number, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 9th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.66 million number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 4.89 million number | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 5.12 million number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 5.33 million number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 5.52 million number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5.70 million number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 5.86 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.35 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.54 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6.75 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 6.97 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 7.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 7.43 million number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 7.66 million number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 8.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 8.29 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.77 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 8.95 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.08 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.20 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.25 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.47 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.63 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.77 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.82 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.85 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.87 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.95 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.18 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.52 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.73 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.89 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.00 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.04 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.01 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.99 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.37 million number | 4.43 million number | 6.18 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 million number | 6.35 million number | 8.29 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.13 million number | 8.52 million number | 9.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.84 million number | 9.58 million number | 10.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 million number | 10.33 million number | 11.05 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mexico was 10.99 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.05 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 million number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.