Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.525 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.535 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.526 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.594 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.586 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.565 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.573 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.577 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.571 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.585 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.583 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.599 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.573 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.414 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.587 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.571 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.545 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.538 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.521 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.502 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.438 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.444 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.4% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.

That places Ecuador 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.5% +1.8%
1999 0.5% -1.7%
2000 0.6% +13.0%
2003 0.6% -1.2%
2004 0.6% -3.6%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.6% +0.7%
2007 0.6% -1.1%
2008 0.6% +2.5%
2009 0.6% -0.4%
2010 0.6% +2.8%
2011 0.6% -4.4%
2012 0.4% -27.8%
2013 0.6% +45.3%
2014 0.6% -2.4%
2015 0.6% -2.8%
2016 0.5% -4.4%
2017 0.5% -1.3%
2018 0.5% -3.3%
2019 0.5% -3.6%
2020 0.4% -12.7%
2021 0.4% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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  4. 75 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  5. 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  6. 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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