Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 42.78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.78
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
44th
of 104 countries
All-time high
43.41
in 2012
All-time low
33.11
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0102030401994200720211994: 33.11998: 33.71999: 33.52000: 34.92003: 35.32004: 35.42005: 35.92006: 362007: 36.62008: 37.22009: 382010: 38.62011: 402012: 43.42013: 39.22014: 39.52015: 39.22016: 402017: 40.62018: 41.42019: 422020: 42.82021: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador stood at 42.78.

The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 43.41 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.11, in 1994.

Ecuador ranks 44th of 104 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 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 33.11 —
1998 33.68 +1.7%
1999 33.48 -0.6%
2000 34.9 +4.2%
2003 35.28 +1.1%
2004 35.43 +0.4%
2005 35.86 +1.2%
2006 36.01 +0.4%
2007 36.62 +1.7%
2008 37.2 +1.6%
2009 37.98 +2.1%
2010 38.63 +1.7%
2011 40.01 +3.6%
2012 43.41 +8.5%
2013 39.22 -9.7%
2014 39.5 +0.7%
2015 39.2 -0.8%
2016 40 +2.1%
2017 40.55 +1.4%
2018 41.45 +2.2%
2019 41.99 +1.3%
2020 42.77 +1.9%
2021 42.78 +0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 42.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.08, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 42.78 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.59, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.42 33.11 33.68 3
2000s 36.16 34.9 37.98 8
2010s 40.4 38.63 43.41 10
2020s 42.77 42.77 42.78 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 41 Djibouti 43.15 compare
  2. 42 Turkey 43.13 compare
  3. 43 Czechia 43 compare
  4. 45 Montenegro 42.74 compare
  5. 46 Brazil 42.4 compare
  6. 47 Germany 41.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador was 42.78 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 43.41 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 33.11 in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,432 data points, 1970–2021
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