Guatemala's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) was 3.77% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.15 percentage points from 3.62% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.77% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.32% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.62% | 2014 |
| Highest | 7.64% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 0.88% | 2006 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.59% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4.4% | 2002 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Guatemala's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) fell 1.48 percentage points on 2023 (from 5.25% to 3.77%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.23 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.17 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.22 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Guatemala had the 30th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 3.77% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 5.29% | 2024 |
Closest to Guatemala in the 2024 ranking
- Switzerland — 27th of 61: 4.23%
- Mongolia — 28th of 61: 4.19%
- Italy — 29th of 61: 3.88%
- Lithuania — 31st of 61: 3.77%
- El Salvador — 32nd of 61: 3.57%
- Belgium — 33rd of 61: 3.33%
What this measures
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).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 16 values
| Year | Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.77 |
| 2023 | 5.25 |
| 2022 | 3.68 |
| 2021 | 3.38 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 4.32 |
| 2018 | 4.02 |
| 2017 | 4.15 |
| 2016 | 2.18 |
| 2015 | 1.53 |
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 0.73% (2024)
- Bolivia — 5.36% (2024)
- Brazil — 3.8% (2025)
- Chile — 8.06% (2025)
- Colombia — 10.32% (2025)
- Costa Rica — 3.77% (2025)
- Dominican Republic — 4.96% (2025)
- Ecuador
More social protection & labor data for Guatemala
- Net migration — -7,959 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 34,994 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.84% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 69.98% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 40.34% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Guatemala's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)?
- 3.77% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 0.63 percentage points from 4.4% in 2002. The highest value was 7.64% in 2003 and the lowest 0.88% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank?
- 30th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) unusual for Guatemala?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.ADVN.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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