Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
84th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.151994200720211994: 0.035 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.023 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.026 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.1 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.139 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.1 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.097 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.083 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.068 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.082 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.088 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.066 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.059 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.046 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.054 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.051 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.062 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.067 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.06 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.051 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.053 % of labor force with high education in working age2020: 0.067 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.055 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

That places Ecuador 84th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1994 0.0%
1998 0.0% -34.1%
1999 0.0% +11.3%
2000 0.1% +288.2%
2003 0.1% +39.4%
2004 0.1% -28.1%
2005 0.1% -3.2%
2006 0.1% -14.4%
2007 0.1% -18.0%
2008 0.1% +20.9%
2009 0.1% +7.9%
2010 0.1% -25.2%
2011 0.1% -10.6%
2012 0.0% -21.5%
2013 0.1% +16.8%
2014 0.1% -6.4%
2015 0.1% +22.5%
2016 0.1% +8.1%
2017 0.1% -10.2%
2018 0.1% -15.3%
2019 0.1% +4.0%
2020 0.1% +26.5%
2021 0.1% -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 84th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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