Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico

Mexico: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
20th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.302 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.327 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.311 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.311 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.303 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.307 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.314 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.308 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.323 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.305 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.305 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.304 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 20th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2005 0.3% —
2006 0.3% +8.0%
2009 0.3% -1.8%
2010 0.3% -2.9%
2011 0.3% +3.0%
2012 0.3% -3.0%
2013 0.3% -2.5%
2014 0.3% +1.1%
2015 0.3% +2.2%
2016 0.3% -1.8%
2017 0.3% +5.0%
2018 0.3% -5.7%
2019 0.3% +0.2%
2020 0.3% -0.5%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 17 South Korea 0.3% compare
  2. 18 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  3. 19 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  4. 21 Colombia 0.3% compare
  5. 22 Tanzania 0.3% compare
  6. 23 Guatemala 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Mexico ranks 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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