Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) was 385,248 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Mexico, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Mexico is 385,248 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Mexico peaked at 385,248 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 122,123 number, in 1971.
That places Mexico 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 122,123 number | — |
| 1972 | 126,526 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 136,020 number | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 145,515 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 152,285 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 159,055 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 170,562 number | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 333,364 number | +95.5% |
| 2000 | 341,863 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 343,291 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 349,390 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 353,610 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 342,874 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 344,878 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 346,752 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 347,799 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 348,293 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 351,582 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 352,973 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 355,204 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 358,412 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 376,181 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 376,740 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 377,986 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 380,383 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 381,849 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 385,248 number | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 385,248 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 16.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 385,248 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 26.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +95.5% | 170,562 number | 333,364 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 144,584 number | 122,123 number | 170,562 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 333,364 number | 333,364 number | 333,364 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 347,033 number | 341,863 number | 353,610 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 371,664 number | 352,973 number | 385,248 number | 9 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Mexico?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Mexico was 385,248 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 385,248 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,123 number in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.