Mexico vs Romania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Mexico
16.2%
in 2025
Romania
17.0%
in 2024
Mexico rank
56th
Romania rank
53rd

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time

  • Mexico
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 17.0% against 16.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 56th and Romania ranks 53rd of 124 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 21.6% 19.6% 1.9% Mexico
2010s 20.0% 16.5% 3.6% Mexico
2020s 17.3% 16.8% 0.5% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Mexico or Romania?
Romania, at 17.0% against 16.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Mexico and Romania?
0.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Mexico ranks 56th and Romania ranks 53rd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).