Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador

Ecuador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
22nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.10.20.30.41994200520171994: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.356 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.377 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.202 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.276 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.301 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.299 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.311 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.245 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.283 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.251 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.299 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.341 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

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  6. 25 Guatemala 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ 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 15-64, primary educ?
Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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