Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 38.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
38.8 %
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
40th
of 174 countries
All-time high
54.92 %
in 2011
All-time low
26.44 %
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Guatemala, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 52.2 %2001: 51.7 %2002: 52.4 %2003: 49.6 %2004: 54.8 %2005: 45 %2006: 26.4 %2007: 37 %2008: 39.8 %2009: 42.2 %2010: 43.8 %2011: 54.9 %2012: 44 %2013: 48.2 %2014: 47.9 %2015: 51.5 %2016: 47.5 %2017: 50.5 %2018: 50.4 %2019: 49.6 %2020: 44.9 %2021: 41.2 %2022: 45 %2023: 38.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Guatemala stood at 38.8 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Guatemala peaked at 54.92 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.44 %, in 2006.

Guatemala ranks 40th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Guatemala, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.21 %
2001 51.7 % -1.0%
2002 52.44 % +1.4%
2003 49.58 % -5.5%
2004 54.75 % +10.4%
2005 45.04 % -17.7%
2006 26.44 % -41.3%
2007 36.97 % +39.8%
2008 39.78 % +7.6%
2009 42.2 % +6.1%
2010 43.79 % +3.8%
2011 54.92 % +25.4%
2012 43.95 % -20.0%
2013 48.21 % +9.7%
2014 47.9 % -0.6%
2015 51.54 % +7.6%
2016 47.49 % -7.9%
2017 50.54 % +6.4%
2018 50.44 % -0.2%
2019 49.58 % -1.7%
2020 44.9 % -9.4%
2021 41.25 % -8.1%
2022 44.97 % +9.0%
2023 38.8 % -13.7%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 38.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.43 %, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 38.8 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.95 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.11 % 26.44 % 54.75 % 10
2010s 48.84 % 43.79 % 54.92 % 10
2020s 42.48 % 38.8 % 44.97 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Guatemala?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Guatemala was 38.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 54.92 % in 2011.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 26.44 % in 2006.
How does Guatemala rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
Guatemala ranks 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.