ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Mexico
The ILO estimates that 16.0% of young people in Mexico were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Mexico, 2025
16.0%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
10.1%
Position in 2025
104th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Mexico over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 15.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mexico has the 104th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
9.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS