The study of mathematic textbooks has always been the focus of mathematics education in primary and secondary schools at home and abroad. With 345 SSCI literatures in the research field of mathematic textbooks for primary and secondary schools from Web of Science Core Collection Database (2000–2022) as research objects, the research hot spots and development trends are determined by using the methods of co-word analysis, cluster analysis and multidimensional scale analysis. The future of the research on mathematic textbooks in primary and secondary schools abroad is prospected from the aspects of perfecting the research framework, constructing academic community and developing digital textbooks.