Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.31994200720211994: 0.201 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.186 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.191 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.232 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.243 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.223 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.228 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.212 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.224 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.218 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.226 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.235 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.264 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.333 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.236 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.242 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.246 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.268 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.27 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.274 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.282 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.309 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.308 % 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 self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 15th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.2%
1998 0.2% -7.6%
1999 0.2% +2.8%
2000 0.2% +21.2%
2003 0.2% +4.9%
2004 0.2% -8.3%
2005 0.2% +2.4%
2006 0.2% -6.9%
2007 0.2% +5.3%
2008 0.2% -2.6%
2009 0.2% +3.7%
2010 0.2% +3.9%
2011 0.3% +12.4%
2012 0.3% +26.2%
2013 0.2% -29.0%
2014 0.2% +2.5%
2015 0.2% +1.4%
2016 0.3% +8.9%
2017 0.3% +1.0%
2018 0.3% +1.2%
2019 0.3% +2.9%
2020 0.3% +9.9%
2021 0.3% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 12 Jamaica 0.3% compare
  2. 13 Armenia 0.3% compare
  3. 14 Peru 0.3% compare
  4. 16 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  5. 17 India 0.3% compare
  6. 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Self-employed workers, 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
Self-employed workers, 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
103 places, 1,386 data points, 1970–2021
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