Mexico - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Mexico was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Mexico was 14,012,770 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,376,150 in 1984 and a minimum value of 9,248,290 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 9,248,290
1972 9,711,496
1973 10,195,170
1974 10,762,670
1975 10,999,710
1976 11,461,420
1977 12,148,220
1978 12,560,040
1979 13,536,270
1980 14,126,410
1981 14,666,260
1982 14,981,030
1983 15,222,920
1984 15,376,150
1985 15,219,250
1986 15,124,160
1987 14,994,640
1988 14,768,010
1989 14,656,360
1990 14,493,760
1991 14,401,590
1992 14,396,990
1993 14,425,670
1994 14,469,450
1995 14,574,200
1996 14,623,440
1997 14,650,520
1998 14,647,800
1999 14,697,920
2000 14,765,600
2001 14,792,530
2002 14,843,380
2003 14,857,190
2004 14,781,330
2005 14,700,010
2006 14,595,200
2007 14,631,500
2008 14,699,150
2009 14,861,230
2010 14,906,480
2011 14,934,660
2012 14,956,980
2013 14,837,200
2014 14,627,370
2015 14,397,930
2016 14,297,030
2017 14,182,290
2018 14,061,380
2019 14,012,770

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mexico was 49.04 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 49.04 in 2017, while its lowest value was 47.14 in 1972.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47.94
1972 47.14
1974 47.98
1975 47.55
1976 47.55
1977 48.34
1978 48.02
1979 48.69
1980 49.01
1981 48.76
1982 48.74
1983 48.32
1984 48.39
1985 48.66
1986 48.67
1987 48.63
1988 48.57
1989 48.56
1990 48.36
1991 48.53
1992 48.51
1993 48.50
1994 48.36
1995 48.44
1996 48.42
1997 48.48
1998 48.56
1999 48.64
2000 48.73
2001 48.78
2002 48.81
2003 48.82
2004 48.82
2005 48.76
2006 48.74
2007 48.78
2008 48.80
2009 48.83
2010 48.87
2011 48.89
2012 48.91
2013 48.90
2014 48.91
2015 48.94
2016 48.97
2017 49.04

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Mexico was 572,104 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 575,337 in 2013 and a minimum value of 201,453 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 201,453
1972 208,257
1974 243,735
1975 242,029
1976 255,939
1977 274,717
1978 286,156
1981 375,220
1982 400,417
1983 415,425
1984 428,029
1985 437,408
1986 449,760
1987 456,919
1988 463,115
1989 468,044
1990 466,532
1991 471,625
1992 479,616
1993 486,686
1994 496,472
1995 507,669
1996 516,051
1997 524,927
1998 531,389
1999 539,853
2000 543,694
2001 548,215
2002 552,409
2003 557,278
2004 519,161
2005 519,112
2006 521,183
2007 522,733
2008 524,517
2009 528,555
2010 529,599
2011 531,256
2012 533,866
2013 575,337
2014 573,238
2015 574,276
2016 574,210
2017 573,284
2018 571,520
2019 572,104

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Mexico was 67.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 67.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 59.70 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 60.62
1972 60.75
1974 59.70
1976 62.15
1977 62.09
1999 61.75
2000 62.88
2001 62.62
2002 63.25
2003 63.45
2004 66.04
2005 66.44
2006 66.53
2007 66.53
2008 66.40
2009 66.52
2010 66.65
2011 66.86
2012 67.14
2013 65.38
2014 65.72
2015 65.82
2016 66.24
2017 66.61
2018 67.41
2019 67.90

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes