Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 22.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guatemala stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guatemala peaked at 29.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.5% | — |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -7.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 22.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.9% | 29.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 22.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 22.3% | 29.6% | 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, total in Guatemala?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guatemala was 22.3% 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, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of 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).