Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
71st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.658 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1998: 0.618 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.603 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2000: 0.661 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.679 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.67 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.665 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.697 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.687 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.704 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.702 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.706 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.705 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.685 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.732 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.729 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.733 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.697 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2017: 0.67 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2018: 0.7 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2019: 0.681 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2020: 0.634 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2021: 0.703 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places Ecuador 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.7%
1998 0.6% -6.1%
1999 0.6% -2.4%
2000 0.7% +9.6%
2003 0.7% +2.7%
2004 0.7% -1.3%
2005 0.7% -0.8%
2006 0.7% +4.8%
2007 0.7% -1.4%
2008 0.7% +2.5%
2009 0.7% -0.3%
2010 0.7% +0.7%
2011 0.7% -0.2%
2012 0.7% -2.7%
2013 0.7% +6.7%
2014 0.7% -0.4%
2015 0.7% +0.5%
2016 0.7% -4.9%
2017 0.7% -3.9%
2018 0.7% +4.5%
2019 0.7% -2.7%
2020 0.6% -6.9%
2021 0.7% +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 68 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  2. 69 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 70 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 72 India 0.7% compare
  5. 73 Honduras 0.7% compare
  6. 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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