Secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico
Mexico: Secondary education, teachers, female was 466,821 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico is 466,821, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico peaked at 466,821 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55,218, in 1976.
That places Mexico 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55,218 | — |
| 1999 | 227,389 | +311.8% |
| 2000 | 236,236 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 204,944 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 256,087 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 268,374 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 266,920 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 276,291 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 286,387 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 293,712 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 304,132 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 313,995 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 318,474 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 329,817 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 339,533 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 337,158 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 386,864 | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 402,330 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 415,263 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 416,728 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 422,867 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 442,862 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 440,741 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 451,976 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 466,821 | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +311.8% | 55,218 | 227,389 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,218 | 55,218 | 55,218 | 1 |
| 1990s | 227,389 | 227,389 | 227,389 | 1 |
| 2000s | 270,708 | 204,944 | 313,995 | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,337 | 318,474 | 422,867 | 9 |
| 2020s | 450,600 | 440,741 | 466,821 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Mexico was 466,821 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 466,821 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,218 in 1976.
- How does Mexico rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.