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

Ecuador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
76th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.407 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.42 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.493 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.446 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.47 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.486 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.479 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.453 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.444 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.505 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.493 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.452 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.448 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.427 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.404 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.393 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.411 % 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 76th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage 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 0.5%
1998 0.4% -15.3%
1999 0.4% +3.2%
2000 0.5% +12.4%
2003 0.5% +4.4%
2004 0.4% -9.4%
2005 0.5% +5.8%
2006 0.5% -0.6%
2007 0.5% +3.4%
2008 0.5% +3.2%
2009 0.5% -5.1%
2010 0.5% +0.6%
2011 0.5% -5.3%
2012 0.4% -2.0%
2013 0.5% +13.6%
2014 0.5% -0.7%
2015 0.5% -1.6%
2016 0.5% -8.4%
2017 0.4% -0.9%
2018 0.4% -4.7%
2019 0.4% -5.2%
2020 0.4% -2.7%
2021 0.4% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, 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
Wage 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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