Unemployment with intermediate education in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment with intermediate education was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3.2% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Mexico peaked at 6.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 109th 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 intermediate education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.4% | — |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Mexico?
- Unemployment with intermediate 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 intermediate education recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Mexico ranks 109th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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 (% of total 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).