Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico
Mexico: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2002.
That places Mexico 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56.8% | — |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 56.8% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 62.8% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 59.2% | 64.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Mexico was 64.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).