Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
29th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.050.10.150.20.251994200720211994: 0.164 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.195 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.124 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.115 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.14 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.122 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.145 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.128 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.12 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.135 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.128 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.104 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.117 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.097 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.093 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.103 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.12 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.128 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.134 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.152 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.162 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.142 % 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 unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.2%
1998 0.2% +18.5%
1999 0.2% +17.1%
2000 0.1% -45.3%
2003 0.1% -7.5%
2004 0.1% +21.9%
2005 0.1% -13.2%
2006 0.1% +18.9%
2007 0.1% -11.4%
2008 0.1% -6.1%
2009 0.1% +11.8%
2010 0.1% -4.8%
2011 0.1% -18.6%
2012 0.1% +12.5%
2013 0.1% -17.2%
2014 0.1% -4.2%
2015 0.1% +10.4%
2016 0.1% +16.9%
2017 0.1% +6.6%
2018 0.1% +5.1%
2019 0.2% +13.4%
2020 0.2% +6.2%
2021 0.1% -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Unpaid 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 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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