Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador

Ecuador: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
21st
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1999
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1994–2017

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.811994200520171994: 0.921 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.929 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.931 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.756 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.888 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.908 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.896 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.907 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.736 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.731 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.745 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.754 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.766 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.815 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.733 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.727 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.742 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.764 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.8% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2017.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

Ecuador ranks 21st of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, 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 0.9%
1998 0.9% +0.8%
1999 0.9% +0.2%
2000 0.8% -18.7%
2003 0.9% +17.4%
2004 0.9% +2.3%
2005 0.9% -1.4%
2006 0.9% +1.3%
2007 0.7% -18.9%
2008 0.7% -0.7%
2009 0.7% +1.9%
2010 0.8% +1.3%
2011 0.8% +1.5%
2012 0.8% +6.4%
2013 0.7% -10.0%
2015 0.7% -0.8%
2016 0.7% +2.0%
2017 0.8% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 18 Egypt 0.8% compare
  2. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare
  3. 20 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
  4. 22 Panama 0.8% compare
  5. 23 Mexico 0.7% compare
  6. 24 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  7. 24 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Informal job workers, 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
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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