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 7.4% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala is 7.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala peaked at 9.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1972.
Guatemala ranks 79th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +205.3% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 7.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 7.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 3.2× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +205.3% | 1.9% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 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 7.4% 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 9.6% 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 1.7% in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Guatemala ranks 79th out of 181 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 14.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release