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

Ecuador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.626 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.571 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.631 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.664 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.681 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.666 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.664 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.695 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.669 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.682 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.698 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.622 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.676 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.7 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.719 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.642 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.637 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.616 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.621 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2020: 0.63 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.63 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.6% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

That places Ecuador 63rd out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.6%
1998 0.6% -8.8%
1999 0.6% +10.6%
2000 0.7% +5.3%
2003 0.7% +2.5%
2004 0.7% -2.2%
2005 0.7% -0.3%
2006 0.7% +4.7%
2007 0.7% -3.9%
2008 0.7% +2.1%
2009 0.7% +2.2%
2010 0.7% -0.9%
2011 0.6% -10.0%
2012 0.7% +8.6%
2013 0.7% +3.6%
2014 0.7% +2.9%
2015 0.7% -0.2%
2016 0.6% -10.7%
2017 0.6% -0.8%
2018 0.6% -3.4%
2019 0.6% +0.9%
2020 0.6% +1.4%
2021 0.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 60 Belize 0.7% compare
  2. 61 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  3. 62 Greece 0.6% compare
  4. 64 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  5. 65 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  6. 66 Uruguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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