Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico
Mexico: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico is 8.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico peaked at 11.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2023.
That places Mexico 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.6% | — |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
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- 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, male in Mexico?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mexico was 8.7% 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, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, male (% of male 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).