Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
28th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.464 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.47 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.499 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.478 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.484 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.461 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.494 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.499 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.514 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.532 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.478 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.474 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.483 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.554 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.575 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.593 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.563 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.5% +13.2%
1999 0.5% -0.4%
2000 0.5% -4.1%
2003 0.5% -6.2%
2004 0.5% +6.3%
2005 0.5% -4.3%
2006 0.5% +1.3%
2007 0.5% -1.8%
2008 0.5% -3.0%
2009 0.5% +7.1%
2010 0.5% +1.0%
2011 0.5% +3.0%
2012 0.5% +3.4%
2013 0.5% -10.1%
2014 0.5% -0.8%
2015 0.5% +2.0%
2016 0.5% +8.3%
2017 0.5% +0.6%
2018 0.6% +5.3%
2019 0.6% +3.8%
2020 0.6% +3.2%
2021 0.6% -5.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Ecuador ranks 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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
Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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
103 places, 1,424 data points, 1970–2021
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