Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 410,704 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, 1994–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico is 410,704 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 410,704 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 268,724 number, in 1994.
That places Mexico 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 268,724 number | — |
| 1995 | 281,486 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 290,677 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 302,874 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 309,936 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 321,157 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 333,495 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 344,392 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 351,909 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 360,544 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 348,914 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 356,540 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 365,839 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 373,069 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 382,753 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 389,346 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 394,955 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 403,631 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 410,704 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 295,809 number | 268,724 number | 321,157 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 360,680 number | 333,495 number | 389,346 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 403,097 number | 394,955 number | 410,704 number | 3 |
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More education data for Mexico
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mexico was 410,704 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 410,704 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,724 number in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.