Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 7.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala peaked at 9.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1972.
Guatemala ranks 65th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.8% | — |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +80.3% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +80.3% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala was 7.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Guatemala ranks 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release