Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 256,070 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 256,070 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 256,070 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 130,634, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 10th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 148,326 | — |
| 2000 | 155,675 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 130,634 | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 166,897 | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 172,297 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 170,218 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 175,465 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 180,994 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 185,933 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 192,458 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 197,360 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 201,526 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 207,664 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 212,825 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 240,219 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 238,401 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 243,295 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 256,070 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,326 | 148,326 | 148,326 | 1 |
| 2000s | 172,793 | 130,634 | 197,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207,338 | 201,526 | 212,825 | 3 |
| 2020s | 244,496 | 238,401 | 256,070 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico was 256,070 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 256,070 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,634 in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release