Labor force, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Labor force, female was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 32.7% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Guatemala peaked at 36.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.8% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 33.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Guatemala?
- Labor force, female in Guatemala was 32.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for labor force, female?
- Guatemala ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.