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Literacy

Occupation (2333) - 2025-Q1

  • 10.8k, Workforce
  • $3.68k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 37.9, Average age
  • 26.1, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.15, Weekly days worked
  • 78%, Informal Workforce
  • 14.2, Average years of Schooling

About Literacy

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The workforce of Literacy during first quarter of 2025 was 10.8k people, whose salary averaged $3.68k MX working around 26.1 hours per week.

The average age of Literacy was 37.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 28.5% men with an average salary of $5.05k MX and, 71.5% women with average salary of $3.13k MX.

The best average salaries received by Literacy were in Nuevo León ($20k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13k MX), and Baja California ($11.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.56k), Hidalgo (1.5k), and Puebla (1.49k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Higher Technical Education Schools ($4.71k MX), General Public Administration ($3.85k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($1.49k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (13.5k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (3.82k), and General Public Administration (12.2%).

71% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.4k MX and 29% to men with an average salary of $1.16k MX.

At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 526 from 526 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 19.3% corresponding to 118 from 612 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 10.8k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $3.68k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Literacy were 10.8k being a 22.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (8.84k).

In the same period, an average salary of $3.68k MX was observed, registering a drop of 27.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.05k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Literacy during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (1.56k), Hidalgo (1.5k), and Puebla (1.49k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Guanajuato with an increase of 901 (153%) and 415 (211%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chiapas and Estado de México with a decrease of 1.45k (74.7%) and 872 (35.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Literacy during first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León ($20k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13k MX), and Baja California ($11.9k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California and Chiapas with an increase of $4.92k MX (70.3%) and $3.32k MX (90.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Durango with a decrease of $4.2k MX (100%) and $1.56k MX (23.7%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Literacy in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (62.4%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (17.7%), and General Public Administration (12.2%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Higher Technical Education Schools ($4.71k MX), General Public Administration ($3.85k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($1.49k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 78%, Literacy
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Literacy reached a 78%, which implied an increase from 0.93 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (77.1%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 23.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas

Less Labor Informality: 19.3 %, Guanajuato

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Literacy were Zacatecas (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (81.7%), Baja California (52%), and Guanajuato (19.3%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Literacy during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 3.29k workers of which 45.2% corresponds to formal employment (1.49k) and 54.8% to informal employment (1.8k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.31k workers of which 26.4%  corresponds to formal employment (1.41k) and 73.6% corresponds to informal employment (3.91k).