Mexico's primary education, teachers (% female) was 70.3% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.91 percentage points from 65.38% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 70.3% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 67.41% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 65.38% | 2013 |
| Highest | 70.3% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 59.7% | 1974 |
| Average since 2014 | 67.94% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 60.62% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Mexico's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 70.22% to 70.3%).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.59 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.75 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.6 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Mexico had the 26th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 70.3% | 2023 |
| World | 69.21% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 77.79% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 74.91% | 2024 |
Closest to Mexico in the 2023 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 23rd of 37: 76.56%
- Greece — 24th of 37: 75.64%
- Tunisia — 25th of 37: 71.91%
- Eswatini — 27th of 37: 69.83%
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 28th of 37: 67.31%
- Congo, Rep. — 29th of 37: 61.56%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 30 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 70.3 |
| 2022 | 70.22 |
| 2021 | 69.69 |
| 2020 | 69.45 |
| 2019 | 67.9 |
| 2018 | 67.41 |
| 2017 | 66.61 |
| 2016 | 66.24 |
| 2015 | 65.82 |
| 2014 | 65.72 |
| 2013 |
Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
- Aruba — 84.39% (2015)
- Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
- Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
- Belize — 77.41% (2024)
- Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
- Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
- British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
- Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
- Chile — 81.26% (2024)
- Colombia
More education data for Mexico
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 13.19 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 13.99 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 10.18% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers — 571,832 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Questions people ask
- What is Mexico's primary education, teachers (% female)?
- 70.3% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 9.67 percentage points from 60.62% in 1971. The highest value was 70.3% in 2023 and the lowest 59.7% in 1974.
- How does Mexico rank?
- 26th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Mexico?
- In 2023, Mexico's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 70.22% to 70.3%). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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