Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico

Mexico: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
5.29 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
115th
of 203 countries
All-time high
5.29 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.5699 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1971–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 5.29 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5699 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

That places Mexico 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1971 0.5699 units per square kilometre
1972 0.6304 units per square kilometre +10.6%
1974 1.01 units per square kilometre +59.7%
1975 1.13 units per square kilometre +11.9%
1976 1.29 units per square kilometre +14.4%
1977 1.44 units per square kilometre +11.9%
1978 1.56 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1979 1.76 units per square kilometre +13.0%
1980 1.92 units per square kilometre +9.1%
1981 2.08 units per square kilometre +8.4%
1982 2.32 units per square kilometre +11.6%
1983 2.48 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1984 2.65 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1985 2.78 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1986 2.94 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1987 2.99 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1988 3.05 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1989 3.09 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1990 3.06 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1991 3.04 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1992 3.03 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1993 3.07 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1994 3.18 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1995 3.31 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1996 3.47 units per square kilometre +4.8%
1997 3.62 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1998 3.73 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1999 3.85 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2000 3.97 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2001 4.09 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2002 4.24 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2003 4.42 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2004 4.56 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2005 4.67 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2006 4.77 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2007 4.86 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2008 4.93 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2009 5 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 5.05 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2011 5.12 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2012 5.21 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 4.65 units per square kilometre -10.7%
2014 4.87 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2015 5.04 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2016 5.11 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 5.29 units per square kilometre +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.5699 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre 8
1980s 2.63 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre 3.09 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 3.33 units per square kilometre 3.03 units per square kilometre 3.85 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 4.55 units per square kilometre 3.97 units per square kilometre 5 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 5.04 units per square kilometre 4.65 units per square kilometre 5.29 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 112 Spain 5.43 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 113 Ireland 5.41 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 114 Cambodia 5.41 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 116 Fiji 5.05 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 117 Romania 4.73 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 118 Afghanistan 4.66 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Mexico was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 5.29 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5699 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Mexico rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.