Labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico
Mexico: Labor force with advanced education, male was 85.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 85.1% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico peaked at 90.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 43rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88.5% | — |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 88.2% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.5% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 80.8% | 85.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Mexico was 85.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Mexico ranks 43rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).