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Table 2 Male population distributed into particular age-education groups, as percentage shares, Mexico, 1960–2010

From: Demographic changes, educational improvements, and earnings in Brazil and Mexico

Age-education groups

1960

1970

1990

2000

2010

15–24 years; less than primary completed

26.53

20.75

6.66

3.78

1.75

15–24 years; primary completed

8.88

15.02

25.78

23.14

20.14

15–24 years; secondary completed

0.56

1.03

4.86

5.43

6.97

15–24 years; university completed

0.08

0.34

0.65

0.82

0.97

25–34 years; less than primary completed

19.68

16.72

6.78

3.82

2.50

25–34 years; primary completed

4.43

6.09

11.88

14.31

12.05

25–34 years; secondary completed

0.43

0.58

3.67

4.81

5.35

25–34 years; university completed

0.27

0.82

2.82

3.08

3.59

35–49 years; less than primary completed

20.23

19.57

11.02

7.32

4.80

35–49 years; primary completed

3.90

4.96

9.00

11.95

14.82

35–49 years; secondary completed

0.37

0.38

1.91

3.73

5.67

35–49 years; university completed

0.28

0.66

2.14

3.89

4.14

50–64 years; less than primary completed

12.24

10.52

8.45

7.14

5.80

50–64 years; primary completed

1.84

2.21

3.31

4.60

6.99

50–64 years; secondary completed

0.15

0.19

0.56

0.98

2.08

50–64 years; university completed

0.12

0.26

0.53

1.21

2.37

Total

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Sample size (n)

126,959

118,679

2,235,704

2,742,731

3,446,157

Population size (N)

8,506,253

11,867,900

22,357,040

27,403,338

34,401,639

  1. 1960, 1970, 1990, 2000, and 2010 Mexican Demographic Censuses (IPUMS-International)