Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mongolia, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mongolia is 10.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mongolia peaked at 22.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 95th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.2% | — |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -26.1% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -13.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.2%, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 10.2% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mongolia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Mongolia was 10.2% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Mongolia ranks 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).