Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico

Mexico: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.756 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.769 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.768 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.752 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.755 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.763 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.764 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.76 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.754 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.752 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.747 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.745 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.74 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.738 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico peaked at 0.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 9th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2005 0.8% —
2006 0.8% +1.7%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.8% -2.1%
2011 0.8% +0.4%
2012 0.8% +1.1%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% -0.5%
2015 0.8% -0.9%
2016 0.8% -0.2%
2017 0.7% -0.8%
2018 0.7% -0.2%
2019 0.7% -0.7%
2020 0.7% -0.3%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  2. 8 Albania 0.8% compare
  3. 10 Honduras 0.7% compare
  4. 11 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  5. 12 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Mexico was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
Mexico ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 272 data points, 1981–2021
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