Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico

Mexico: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
47th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.623 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.631 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.643 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.636 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.641 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.637 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.643 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.655 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.659 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.663 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.663 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.656 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.66 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

That places Mexico 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, 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 0.6%
2006 0.6% +1.3%
2009 0.6% +1.9%
2010 0.6% -1.0%
2011 0.6% +0.7%
2012 0.6% -0.7%
2013 0.6% +1.0%
2014 0.7% +1.4%
2015 0.7% +0.5%
2016 0.7% +0.5%
2017 0.7% +0.7%
2018 0.7% +0.0%
2019 0.7% -1.1%
2020 0.7% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
  2. 46 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 48 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  4. 49 Argentina 0.7% compare
  5. 50 Montenegro 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mexico was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Mexico ranks 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, 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
Wage workers, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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