School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mexico

Mexico: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 3.32 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.33 million number
in 2011
All-time low
1.66 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mexico, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 3.32 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 3.33 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.66 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.90 million number 1.66 million number 2.15 million number 10
1980s 2.57 million number 2.21 million number 2.92 million number 10
1990s 3.04 million number 2.98 million number 3.08 million number 10
2000s 3.17 million number 3.09 million number 3.28 million number 10
2010s 3.30 million number 3.28 million number 3.33 million number 10
2020s 3.32 million number 3.32 million number 3.32 million number 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Bangladesh 6.06 million number compare
  2. 8 Brazil 5.15 million number compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.85 million number compare
  4. 11 Türkiye 2.66 million number compare
  5. 12 Egypt 2.53 million number compare
  6. 13 Ethiopia 2.52 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Mexico?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mexico was 3.32 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 3.33 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1970.
How does Mexico rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.