Primary education, teachers in Mexico
Mexico: Primary education, teachers was 70.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Mexico, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Mexico is 70.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Mexico peaked at 70.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1974.
That places Mexico 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 59.7% | 62.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.4% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.4% | 70.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 61.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Mexico?
- Primary education, teachers in Mexico was 70.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1974.
- How does Mexico rank for primary education, teachers?
- Mexico ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.