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

Ecuador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
11th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2006
Years of data
18
1994–2017

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

0.20.30.40.51994200520171994: 0.246 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.241 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.327 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.519 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.183 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.163 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.175 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.152 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.535 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.517 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.497 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.391 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.516 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.537 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.549 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.508 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Ecuador stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.

That places Ecuador 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1994 0.2% —
1998 0.2% -1.7%
1999 0.3% +35.6%
2000 0.5% +58.6%
2003 0.2% -64.7%
2004 0.2% -11.1%
2005 0.2% +7.4%
2006 0.2% -12.8%
2007 0.5% +250.8%
2008 0.5% -3.3%
2009 0.5% +1.5%
2010 0.5% -4.6%
2011 0.5% -0.7%
2012 0.4% -21.3%
2013 0.5% +31.9%
2015 0.5% +4.1%
2016 0.5% +2.2%
2017 0.5% -7.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education 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 +250.8% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 8 Albania 0.6%
  2. 9 Panama 0.5% compare
  3. 10 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 12 Mexico 0.4% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 0.3% compare
  6. 14 Honduras 0.3% 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, primary education in Ecuador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
How does Ecuador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education?
Ecuador ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 271 data points, 1981–2021
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