Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico peaked at 7.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 108th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.8% | — |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 105 Timor-Leste 3.6% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 3.6% compare
- 107 Switzerland 3.5% compare
- 109 Iceland 3.1% compare
- 110 Israel 3.1% compare
- 111 Belarus 3.1% 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 intermediate education, female in Mexico?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Mexico was 3.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).