Unemployment with advanced education in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3.2% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Mexico peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 90th out of 130 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.
Unemployment with advanced education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 88 Belgium 3.2% compare
- 89 Brazil 3.2% compare
- 91 Guatemala 3.2% compare
- 92 New Zealand 3.0% compare
- 93 United States of America 2.9% compare
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Mexico?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Mexico was 3.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).