Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
18
1994–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.81994200520171994: 0.57 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.565 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.58 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.839 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.593 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.572 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.552 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.555 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.884 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.881 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.888 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.886 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.889 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.719 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.885 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.887 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.871 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.878 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador is 0.9%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 7th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1994 0.6% —
1998 0.6% -0.8%
1999 0.6% +2.6%
2000 0.8% +44.8%
2003 0.6% -29.4%
2004 0.6% -3.4%
2005 0.6% -3.5%
2006 0.6% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +59.2%
2008 0.9% -0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.8%
2010 0.9% -0.2%
2011 0.9% +0.3%
2012 0.7% -19.1%
2013 0.9% +23.0%
2015 0.9% +0.3%
2016 0.9% -1.7%
2017 0.9% +0.7%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +59.2% 0.6% 0.9%
2000 +44.8% 0.6% 0.8%
2003 -29.4% 0.8% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 4 Chile 0.9% compare
  2. 5 Kosovo 0.9% compare
  3. 5 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Albania 0.8%
  5. 9 Mexico 0.7% compare
  6. 10 Honduras 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
Ecuador ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 272 data points, 1981–2021
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