Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 212,825 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico is 212,825 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 212,825 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 130,634 number, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 9th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 148,326 number | — |
| 2000 | 155,675 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 130,634 number | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 166,897 number | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 172,297 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 170,218 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 175,465 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 180,994 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 185,933 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 192,458 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 197,360 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 201,526 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 207,664 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 212,825 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,326 number | 148,326 number | 148,326 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 172,793 number | 130,634 number | 197,360 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 207,338 number | 201,526 number | 212,825 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 6 Pakistan 339,878 number
- 7 Germany 274,083 number compare
- 8 Philippines 238,700 number compare
- 10 Viet Nam 200,958 number compare
- 11 Türkiye 195,037 number compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 173,783 number
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 212,825 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 212,825 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,634 number in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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
Total number of female 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.