Working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico

Mexico: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.656 % of total population in working age2006: 0.655 % of total population in working age2009: 0.644 % of total population in working age2010: 0.64 % of total population in working age2011: 0.633 % of total population in working age2012: 0.628 % of total population in working age2013: 0.622 % of total population in working age2014: 0.619 % of total population in working age2015: 0.62 % of total population in working age2016: 0.61 % of total population in working age2017: 0.604 % of total population in working age2018: 0.591 % of total population in working age2019: 0.581 % of total population in working age2020: 0.573 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico is 0.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 8th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of total population in working age Change
2005 0.7%
2006 0.7% -0.2%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.6% -0.6%
2011 0.6% -1.0%
2012 0.6% -0.9%
2013 0.6% -1.0%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.6% +0.2%
2016 0.6% -1.5%
2017 0.6% -1.1%
2018 0.6% -2.1%
2019 0.6% -1.6%
2020 0.6% -1.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 5 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  2. 6 South Africa 0.6% compare
  3. 7 Belize 0.6%
  4. 9 China 0.6% compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  6. 11 Thailand 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Mexico was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Mexico ranks 8th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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