School age population, tertiary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: School age population, tertiary education, female was 5.46 million number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mexico, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Mexico stood at 5.46 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Mexico peaked at 5.49 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million number, in 1970.
That places Mexico 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.69 million number | 2.21 million number | 3.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.69 million number | 3.18 million number | 4.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 million number | 4.32 million number | 4.89 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 million number | 4.90 million number | 5.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 million number | 5.23 million number | 5.49 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)
- 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, tertiary education, female in Mexico?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Mexico was 5.46 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.