Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Mexico
Mexico: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 126,708 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico is 126,708 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico peaked at 126,708 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74,310 number, in 2001.
That places Mexico 11th out of 131 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79,063 number | — |
| 2000 | 80,561 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 74,310 number | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 89,190 number | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 96,077 number | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 96,702 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 100,826 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 105,393 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 107,779 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 111,674 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 116,635 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 116,948 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 122,153 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 126,708 number | +3.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 126,708 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 8.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 126,708 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442 number, 36.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,063 number | 79,063 number | 79,063 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 97,915 number | 74,310 number | 116,635 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,936 number | 116,948 number | 126,708 number | 3 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Mexico?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico was 126,708 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 126,708 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,310 number in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 131 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.