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.

Teachers in primary education, male in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Mexico, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 79,330 number
1972 81,731 number +3.0%
1974 98,220 number +20.2%
1976 96,884 number -1.4%
1977 104,155 number +7.5%
1999 206,489 number +98.3%
2000 201,831 number -2.3%
2001 204,924 number +1.5%
2002 203,019 number -0.9%
2003 203,668 number +0.3%
2004 176,287 number -13.4%
2005 174,234 number -1.2%
2006 174,431 number +0.1%
2007 174,934 number +0.3%
2008 176,224 number +0.7%
2009 176,973 number +0.4%
2010 176,626 number -0.2%
2011 176,052 number -0.3%
2012 175,454 number -0.3%
2013 199,156 number +13.5%
2014 196,498 number -1.3%
2015 196,290 number -0.1%
2016 193,827 number -1.3%
2017 191,435 number -1.2%
2018 186,272 number -2.7%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 186,272 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 44.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 186,272 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 59.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in 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
1999 +98.3% 104,155 number 206,489 number

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

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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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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/