Unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.5% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala peaked at 4.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Guatemala ranks 98th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.6% | — |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -67.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +89.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +131.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Guatemala was 2.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).