Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.0% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Guatemala peaked at 5.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 113th of 130 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 (% of total labor force with basic) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.1% | — |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +87.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -21.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 110 East Timor 2.1% compare
- 111 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 112 Indonesia 2.1% compare
- 114 Philippines 1.9% compare
- 115 Bolivia 1.8% compare
- 116 Nigeria 1.7% compare
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 in Guatemala?
- Unemployment with basic education in Guatemala was 2.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Guatemala ranks 113th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 (% of total 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).