Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in primary education, female was 385,248 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Mexico stood at 385,248 number. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 144,756 number | 122,123 number | 170,562 number | 5 |
| 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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Mexico?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico was 385,248 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 385,248 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,123 number in 1971.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary 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 primary education institutions. 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.