Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 385,248 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico, 1971–2018
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 122,123 number | — |
| 1972 | 126,526 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 145,515 number | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 159,055 number | +9.3% |
| 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) 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 | 144,756 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
- 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 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.