Overview
- Compara Carreras 2025 projects 28.7 million graduates in low‑demand areas by 2050, with vacancies persisting in health, energy and information technologies.
- University enrollment remains concentrated, with 46% of students in the same ten traditional programs and an estimated 65% of future graduates clustered in those fields by mid‑century.
- ICT careers rank as the best paid in 2025, with average monthly wages of 25,761 pesos, ahead of general medicine (25,732) and public administration (25,678), signaling unmet demand for digital skills.
- Only about 8% of graduates come from exact sciences and computing while seven in ten employers report difficulty filling ICT and data roles; IMCO cites a need for 1.4 million additional STEM graduates, though outlets differ on the timeframe.
- IMCO warns technical training is contracting with a potential loss of 300,000 technicians by 2050 and recommends shorter, flexible degrees, regionally linked non‑traditional training, and evidence‑based vocational guidance.