Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 273,545 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, 1994–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico stood at 273,545 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico peaked at 273,545 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 157,433 number, in 1994.
That places Mexico 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 157,433 number | — |
| 1995 | 166,921 number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 177,009 number | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 182,185 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 186,859 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 197,892 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 203,891 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 210,033 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 219,468 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 233,844 number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 230,800 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 236,911 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 244,548 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 247,739 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 252,765 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 261,167 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 257,185 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 265,952 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 273,545 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,050 number | 157,433 number | 197,892 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 234,117 number | 203,891 number | 261,167 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,561 number | 257,185 number | 273,545 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mexico was 273,545 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 273,545 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,433 number in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.