Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
81st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.657 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector1998: 0.63 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector1999: 0.625 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2000: 0.707 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2003: 0.738 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2004: 0.704 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2005: 0.729 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2006: 0.702 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2007: 0.686 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2008: 0.72 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2009: 0.733 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2010: 0.756 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2011: 0.728 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2012: 0.731 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2013: 0.75 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2014: 0.738 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2015: 0.706 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2016: 0.602 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2017: 0.627 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2018: 0.629 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2019: 0.598 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2020: 0.531 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector2021: 0.514 % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 81st out of 90 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.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector Change
1994 0.7%
1998 0.6% -4.2%
1999 0.6% -0.7%
2000 0.7% +13.2%
2003 0.7% +4.3%
2004 0.7% -4.6%
2005 0.7% +3.6%
2006 0.7% -3.7%
2007 0.7% -2.3%
2008 0.7% +4.9%
2009 0.7% +1.8%
2010 0.8% +3.2%
2011 0.7% -3.7%
2012 0.7% +0.3%
2013 0.8% +2.7%
2014 0.7% -1.6%
2015 0.7% -4.4%
2016 0.6% -14.7%
2017 0.6% +4.2%
2018 0.6% +0.3%
2019 0.6% -5.0%
2020 0.5% -11.1%
2021 0.5% -3.3%

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% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-24 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-24?
Ecuador ranks 81st out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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