Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mexico
Mexico: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.91 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mexico peaked at 6.83 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.91 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Mexico 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 6.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.81 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mexico?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Mexico ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.