Unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Unemployment with basic education, female was 2.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.8% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala peaked at 8.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 104th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.3% | — |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +70.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +86.8% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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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 unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Guatemala was 2.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 104th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).