ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Guatemala
The ILO estimates that 24.1% of young people in Guatemala were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Guatemala, 2025
24.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
57th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Guatemala over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 23.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.7%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Guatemala has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Guatemala
All statistics for Guatemala
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
4.8%
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Primary completion (UIS)
85.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
23.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
32.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS