NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico
Mexico: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 3,422 in 2026. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico, 2005–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2026, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico stood at 3,422.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico peaked at 4,758 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,421, in 2024.
That places Mexico 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,280 | — |
| 2006 | 4,258 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4,286 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,512 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4,652 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4,758 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4,608 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4,490 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,325 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4,260 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,166 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,134 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,985 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3,954 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,954 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,200 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3,729 | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 3,694 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,466 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 3,421 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 3,464 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 3,422 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,398 | 4,258 | 4,652 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,264 | 3,954 | 4,758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,628 | 3,421 | 4,200 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mexico was 3,422 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,758 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,421 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Mexico ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2026.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.