Guatemala vs South Africa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Guatemala
35.8%
in 2024
South Africa
35.6%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
10th
South Africa rank
11th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Guatemala
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 35.8% against 35.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th of 123 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 42.6% 40.7% 1.8% Guatemala
2010s 45.3% 34.6% 10.7% Guatemala
2020s 39.9% 35.6% 4.3% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Guatemala or South Africa?
Guatemala, at 35.8% against 35.6% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Guatemala and South Africa?
0.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Guatemala ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).