Teachers in primary education, male in Mexico

Mexico: Teachers in primary education, male was 186,272 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
186,272 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 196 countries
All-time high
206,489 number
in 1999
All-time low
79,330 number
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Mexico, 1971–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1971199420181971: 79.3k number1972: 81.7k number1974: 98.2k number1976: 96.9k number1977: 104.2k number1999: 206.5k number2000: 201.8k number2001: 204.9k number2002: 203.0k number2003: 203.7k number2004: 176.3k number2005: 174.2k number2006: 174.4k number2007: 174.9k number2008: 176.2k number2009: 177.0k number2010: 176.6k number2011: 176.1k number2012: 175.5k number2013: 199.2k number2014: 196.5k number2015: 196.3k number2016: 193.8k number2017: 191.4k number2018: 186.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Mexico is 186,272 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Mexico peaked at 206,489 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79,330 number, in 1971.

That places Mexico 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 92,064 number 79,330 number 104,155 number 5
1990s 206,489 number 206,489 number 206,489 number 1
2000s 186,652 number 174,234 number 204,924 number 10
2010s 187,957 number 175,454 number 199,156 number 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
  3. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  5. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare
  6. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Mexico?
Teachers in primary education, male in Mexico was 186,272 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 206,489 number in 1999.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 79,330 number in 1971.
How does Mexico rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/