Mexico: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mexico's labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education) rose 0.29 percentage points on 2023 (from 51.29% to 51.58%).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +0.5 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.11 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.08 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.44 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Mexico had the 45th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mexico in the 2024 ranking

• Norway — 42nd of 61: 53.37%
• Italy — 43rd of 61: 53.35%
• Luxembourg — 44th of 61: 53.04%
• Latvia — 46th of 61: 51.25%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 47th of 61: 50.98%
• Greece — 48th of 61: 50.26%

What this measures

The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 23 values

Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 54.48% (2024)
• Bolivia — 70.82% (2024)
• Brazil — 63.94% (2025)
• Chile — 57% (2025)
• Colombia — 56.5% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 51.19% (2025)
• Dominican Republic

More social protection & labor data for Mexico

• Net migration — -108,037 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 152,002 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 46.5% (2025)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 61.1% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 76.1% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 60.37% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 32.69% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mexico's labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)?

51.58% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 10.87 percentage points from 40.71% in 2002. The highest value was 51.87% in 2007 and the lowest 40.71% in 2002.

How does Mexico rank?

45th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.INTM.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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