Unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment with basic education, male was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 105th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.7% | — |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Mexico was 2.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Mexico ranks 105th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).