Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico

Mexico: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3213 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3213
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
48th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3573
in 2014
All-time low
0.2752
in 2012
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico, 2000–2020

00.10.20.30.42000201020202000: 0.3142002: 0.3552005: 0.3512006: 0.3532007: 0.3442008: 0.3142009: 0.3542010: 0.2962011: 0.3482012: 0.2752013: 0.3452014: 0.3572015: 0.3492016: 0.3412017: 0.2772018: 0.3272019: 0.3142020: 0.321

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico stood at 0.3213.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico peaked at 0.3573 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2752, in 2012.

Mexico ranks 48th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3405 0.3135 0.3546 7
2010s 0.3229 0.2752 0.3573 10
2020s 0.3213 0.3213 0.3213 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 45 Romania 0.3288 compare
  2. 46 Bulgaria 0.3274 compare
  3. 47 Uruguay 0.3244 compare
  4. 49 Latvia 0.3207 compare
  5. 50 Estonia 0.3182 compare
  6. 51 Dominican Republic 0.3158 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Mexico was 0.3213 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3573 in 2014.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2752 in 2012.
How does Mexico rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Mexico ranks 48th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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