Guatemala vs Peru: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total

Guatemala
22.3%
in 2025
Peru
22.8%
in 2022
Guatemala rank
33rd
Peru rank
31st

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

  • Guatemala
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 22.8% against 22.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 25.4% 18.1% 7.3% Guatemala
2010s 26.8% 16.9% 9.9% Guatemala
2020s 27.8% 22.7% 5.1% 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, total, Guatemala or Peru?
Peru, at 22.8% against 22.3% in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Guatemala and Peru?
0.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Guatemala ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st of 126 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, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,821 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).