Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
91st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.596 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.58 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.572 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.646 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.639 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.612 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.627 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.629 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.625 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.643 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.638 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.652 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.63 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.535 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.656 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.647 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.637 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.602 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.591 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.579 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.563 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.504 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.519 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 91st out of 104 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1994 0.6%
1998 0.6% -2.8%
1999 0.6% -1.3%
2000 0.6% +12.9%
2003 0.6% -1.0%
2004 0.6% -4.3%
2005 0.6% +2.5%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.6% -0.6%
2008 0.6% +2.9%
2009 0.6% -0.9%
2010 0.7% +2.2%
2011 0.6% -3.3%
2012 0.5% -15.1%
2013 0.7% +22.4%
2014 0.6% -1.3%
2015 0.6% -1.5%
2016 0.6% -5.5%
2017 0.6% -1.8%
2018 0.6% -2.0%
2019 0.6% -2.8%
2020 0.5% -10.5%
2021 0.5% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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