Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) 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 (number) (Teachers) 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% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 212,825 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,491 number, 12.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 212,825 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,686 number, 45.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.8% | 130,634 number | 166,897 number |
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 Vietnam 200,958 number compare
- 11 Turkey 195,037 number compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 173,783 number
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 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.