Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico

Mexico: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 126,708 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
126,708 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
11th
of 131 countries
All-time high
126,708 number
in 2012
All-time low
74,310 number
in 2001
Years of data
14
1999–2012

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Mexico, 1999–2012

050.0k100.0k150.0k1999200520121999: 79.1k number2000: 80.6k number2001: 74.3k number2002: 89.2k number2003: 96.1k number2004: 96.7k number2005: 100.8k number2006: 105.4k number2007: 107.8k number2008: 111.7k number2009: 116.6k number2010: 116.9k number2011: 122.2k number2012: 126.7k number

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 in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Mexico, 1999 to 2012.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 United Kingdom 131,251 number compare
  2. 9 Egypt 128,913 number compare
  3. 10 France 128,825 number compare
  4. 12 Argentina 110,161 number compare
  5. 13 Canada 106,405 number compare
  6. 14 Nigeria 105,446 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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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.