Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 was 20.99 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
20.99
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
77th
of 106 countries
All-time high
21.26
in 2015
All-time low
19.78
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, 1994–2021

051015201994200720211994: 19.81998: 19.81999: 20.12000: 20.22003: 20.42004: 20.42005: 20.32006: 20.32007: 20.52008: 20.42009: 20.62010: 20.82011: 20.82012: 20.82013: 212014: 212015: 21.32016: 21.22017: 21.12018: 21.12019: 21.12020: 20.92021: 21

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 20.99 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador peaked at 21.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.78, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 77th of 106 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.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 19.84 —
1998 19.78 -0.3%
1999 20.15 +1.8%
2000 20.16 +0.1%
2003 20.37 +1.0%
2004 20.36 -0.0%
2005 20.31 -0.3%
2006 20.35 +0.2%
2007 20.47 +0.6%
2008 20.44 -0.2%
2009 20.65 +1.0%
2010 20.78 +0.6%
2011 20.8 +0.1%
2012 20.83 +0.1%
2013 20.98 +0.7%
2014 20.97 -0.1%
2015 21.26 +1.4%
2016 21.21 -0.3%
2017 21.12 -0.4%
2018 21.13 +0.0%
2019 21.1 -0.1%
2020 20.95 -0.7%
2021 20.99 +0.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 20.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.52, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 20.99 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.02, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.92 19.78 20.15 3
2000s 20.39 20.16 20.65 8
2010s 21.02 20.78 21.26 10
2020s 20.97 20.95 20.99 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 74 Tunisia 21.02 compare
  2. 75 India 21.02 compare
  3. 76 Bolivia 21 compare
  4. 78 Egypt 20.99 compare
  5. 79 Guinea 20.98 compare
  6. 80 El Salvador 20.96 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ecuador was 20.99 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 19.78 in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-24?
Ecuador ranks 77th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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