Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education was 38.97 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
38.97
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
44.61
in 1998
All-time low
38.84
in 2016
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2017

0102030401994200520171994: 41.61998: 44.61999: 40.32000: 44.52003: 422004: 41.62005: 42.42006: 41.72007: 41.72008: 43.12009: 42.52010: 42.62012: 41.62013: 41.62015: 402016: 38.82017: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador stood at 38.97.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 44.61 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38.84, in 2016.

That places Ecuador 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1994 41.56 —
1998 44.61 +7.3%
1999 40.28 -9.7%
2000 44.51 +10.5%
2003 42.05 -5.5%
2004 41.59 -1.1%
2005 42.39 +1.9%
2006 41.66 -1.7%
2007 41.68 +0.1%
2008 43.13 +3.5%
2009 42.46 -1.6%
2010 42.62 +0.4%
2012 41.65 -2.3%
2013 41.57 -0.2%
2015 39.98 -3.8%
2016 38.84 -2.9%
2017 38.97 +0.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 38.97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.62, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 38.97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.54, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.15 40.28 44.61 3
2000s 42.44 41.59 44.51 8
2010s 40.6 38.84 42.62 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 61 Panama 39.23 compare
  2. 62 Sweden 39.14 compare
  3. 63 France 39.14 compare
  4. 65 Austria 38.86 compare
  5. 66 Italy 38.82 compare
  6. 67 Finland 38.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 38.97 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 44.61 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 38.84 in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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