Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mexico
Mexico: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mexico is 16.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mexico peaked at 22.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total (% of) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.5% | — |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 16.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2% compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 16.2% compare
- 108 Niger 16.1% compare
- 110 Kuwait 15.6% compare
- 111 Bangladesh 15.6% compare
- 112 Israel 15.3% 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, total (% of) in Mexico?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mexico was 16.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Mexico ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).