Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
13th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.10.20.30.41994200520171994: 0.376 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.357 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.398 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.226 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.284 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.362 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.314 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.341 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.324 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.279 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.281 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.251 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.265 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.286 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.355 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.428 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.446 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.4% -5.3%
1999 0.4% +11.6%
2000 0.2% -43.2%
2003 0.3% +25.5%
2004 0.4% +27.6%
2005 0.3% -13.3%
2006 0.3% +8.8%
2007 0.3% -5.1%
2008 0.3% -14.0%
2009 0.3% +0.7%
2010 0.3% -10.6%
2012 0.3% +5.5%
2013 0.3% +8.3%
2015 0.4% +24.0%
2016 0.4% +20.5%
2017 0.4% +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Ecuador ranks 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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