Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico
Mexico: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico stood at 23.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico peaked at 33.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 43rd out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.4% | — |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 23.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 23.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.4% | 28.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 40 Saint Lucia 24.8% compare
- 41 Kenya 24.6% compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire 24.6% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 23.2% compare
- 45 Armenia 23.0% compare
- 46 Brazil 22.9% compare
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mexico was 23.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Mexico ranks 43rd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).