Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico

Mexico: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.47 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.47 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.49 million number
in 2017
All-time low
209,153 number
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico, 1971–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1971199420181971: 209.2k number1972: 219.1k number1976: 271.4k number1977: 313.7k number1978: 329.5k number1981: 539.9k number1982: 707.8k number1983: 848.1k number1984: 946.6k number1985: 1.1M number1986: 1.2M number1987: 1.3M number1988: 1.3M number1989: 1.3M number1990: 1.4M number1991: 1.4M number1992: 1.4M number1993: 1.4M number1994: 1.5M number1995: 1.6M number1996: 1.6M number1997: 1.6M number1998: 1.7M number1999: 1.7M number2000: 1.7M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.7M number2003: 1.8M number2004: 1.9M number2005: 2.1M number2006: 2.3M number2007: 2.4M number2008: 2.4M number2009: 2.3M number2010: 2.3M number2011: 2.4M number2012: 2.4M number2013: 2.4M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.4M number2016: 2.4M number2017: 2.5M number2018: 2.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico is 2.47 million number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico peaked at 2.49 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 209,153 number, in 1971.

Mexico ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Mexico, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 209,153 number —
1972 219,094 number +4.8%
1976 271,385 number +23.9%
1977 313,692 number +15.6%
1978 329,475 number +5.0%
1981 539,915 number +63.9%
1982 707,755 number +31.1%
1983 848,085 number +19.8%
1984 946,594 number +11.6%
1985 1.07 million number +13.5%
1986 1.19 million number +11.1%
1987 1.28 million number +6.9%
1988 1.31 million number +3.0%
1989 1.34 million number +1.6%
1990 1.36 million number +1.5%
1991 1.37 million number +1.2%
1992 1.40 million number +2.2%
1993 1.44 million number +2.7%
1994 1.50 million number +4.1%
1995 1.56 million number +3.8%
1996 1.59 million number +2.5%
1997 1.63 million number +2.3%
1998 1.67 million number +2.1%
1999 1.69 million number +1.7%
2000 1.71 million number +0.9%
2001 1.73 million number +0.9%
2002 1.73 million number +0.3%
2003 1.84 million number +6.1%
2004 1.89 million number +2.8%
2005 2.07 million number +9.7%
2006 2.26 million number +8.9%
2007 2.40 million number +6.4%
2008 2.40 million number +0.1%
2009 2.35 million number -2.3%
2010 2.33 million number -0.5%
2011 2.35 million number +0.7%
2012 2.38 million number +1.4%
2013 2.41 million number +1.2%
2014 2.43 million number +0.6%
2015 2.44 million number +0.4%
2016 2.44 million number +0.1%
2017 2.49 million number +2.3%
2018 2.47 million number -0.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 2.47 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77,918 number, 31.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 2.47 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,503 number, 45.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +63.9% 329,475 number 539,915 number
1982 +31.1% 539,915 number 707,755 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 268,560 number 209,153 number 329,475 number 5
1980s 1.03 million number 539,915 number 1.34 million number 9
1990s 1.52 million number 1.36 million number 1.69 million number 10
2000s 2.04 million number 1.71 million number 2.40 million number 10
2010s 2.42 million number 2.33 million number 2.49 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 5 Russia 3.31 million number compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 3.17 million number compare
  3. 7 Brazil 2.64 million number compare
  4. 9 Vietnam 2.30 million number compare
  5. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  6. 11 Kenya 1.63 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Mexico was 2.47 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 209,153 number in 1971.
How does Mexico rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Mexico ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.