Gender statistics
The following table compares the population wide data for two genders on various inequality statistical measures, according to the most recent data available from The World Bank's Gender Statistics database.[1] Unemployment statistics are calculated based on the International Labour Organization (or ILO)'s method of calculation.
| Gender Statistic Measure[1] | Females (Mexico) | Males (Mexico) | Total (Mexico) | Females (Latin America) | Males (Latin America) | Total (Latin America) | Females (World) | Males (World) | Total (World) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in 2020 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 29.5 | 33.8 | ||||
| Life expectancy at birth (years) in 2020 | 74.3 | 66.3 | 70.1 | 74.1 | 69.8 | ||||
| Life expectancy at age 60 (years) in 2017 | 22.4 | 20.0 | [2] | ||||||
| Expected years of schooling in 2020 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||||
| Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) in 2020 | 103.7 | 101.6 | 102.7 | 90.6 | 91.5 | ||||
| Primary education, teachers (%) in 2020 | 69.4 | 30.6 | 63.6 | 36.4 | |||||
| Lower secondary completion rate (%) in 2020 | 92.6 | 88.5 | 90.5 | 76.6 | 76.0 | ||||
| Secondary education, pupils (%) in 2017 | 51.1 | 48.9 | 48.0 | 52.0 | |||||
| Secondary education, teachers (%) in 2020 | 51.7 | 48.3 | |||||||
| Account ownership at a financial institution, (% age 15+) in 2017 | 33.3 | 41.1 | 36.9 | 57.4 | 64.1 | ||||
| Unemployment, (% of that gender's labor force, modeled ILO estimate) in 2021 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||||
| Unemployment, youth (% of labor force ages 15–24, modeled ILO estimate) in 202121 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 15.4 | 13.0 | ||||
| Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15–24, modeled ILO estimate) in 2021 | 108.6 | 115.4 | 100 | ||||||
| Employment in agriculture, (% of employment of that gender) in 2019 | 3.6 | 17.9 | 12.5 | [2] | |||||
| Employment in industry, (% of employment of that gender) in 2019 | 17.1 | 30.7 | 25.5 | [2] | |||||
| Employment in services, (% of employment of that gender) in 2019 | 79.3 | 51.5 | 62.0 | [2] | |||||
| Self-employed, (% of employment of that gender) in 2019 | 32.8 | 31.4 | 32.0 | [2] | |||||
| Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15–59, (%) in 2019 | 81.3 | 58.2 | 65.9 | 33.8 | 29.7 | ||||
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2020 | 1.9 | 2.5 | |||||||
| Literacy rate, adults (% of that gender ages 15 and above) in 2020 | 94.5 | 96.1 | 95.2 | 82.3 | 89.7 | ||||
| Literacy rate, youth (% of that gender ages 15–24) in 2020 | 99.2 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 89.6 | 92.7 | ||||
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in 2017 | 33.0 | 216.0 | |||||||
| Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in 2020 | 1.039 | ||||||||
| Seats held in national parliaments (%) | 48.2 | 51.8 |