Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female was 36.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 36.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Guatemala peaked at 48.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.6% | — |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 36.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 36.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 38.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 35.8% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More work & labour data for Guatemala
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6261 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 18,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,847 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 13,041 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 12,871 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 25,912 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Guatemala?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Guatemala was 36.1% 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, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Guatemala ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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, female (% of female 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).