Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico

Mexico: Teachers in primary education, female was 385,248 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
385,248 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 196 countries
All-time high
385,248 number
in 2018
All-time low
122,123 number
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Mexico, 1971–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971199420181971: 122.1k number1972: 126.5k number1974: 145.5k number1976: 159.1k number1977: 170.6k number1999: 333.4k number2000: 341.9k number2001: 343.3k number2002: 349.4k number2003: 353.6k number2004: 342.9k number2005: 344.9k number2006: 346.8k number2007: 347.8k number2008: 348.3k number2009: 351.6k number2010: 353.0k number2011: 355.2k number2012: 358.4k number2013: 376.2k number2014: 376.7k number2015: 378.0k number2016: 380.4k number2017: 381.8k number2018: 385.2k number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
  3. 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
  5. 9 Egypt 330,573 number compare
  6. 10 Russia 319,126 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Mexico β†’

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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.