Unemployment with basic education in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment with basic education was 2.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Mexico, 2002β2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.3% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Mexico peaked at 5.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 106th out of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 103 Bhutan 2.8% compare
- 104 India 2.3% compare
- 105 Macau (China) 2.3% compare
- 107 CΓ΄te dβIvoire 2.2% compare
- 108 Argentina 2.1% compare
- 109 Timor-Leste 2.1% compare
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.058 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Mexico?
- Unemployment with basic education 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 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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 (% of total 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).