Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1994
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.897 % of population with high education1998: 0.886 % of population with high education1999: 0.875 % of population with high education2000: 0.886 % of population with high education2003: 0.88 % of population with high education2004: 0.885 % of population with high education2005: 0.879 % of population with high education2006: 0.875 % of population with high education2007: 0.873 % of population with high education2008: 0.869 % of population with high education2009: 0.869 % of population with high education2010: 0.863 % of population with high education2011: 0.875 % of population with high education2012: 0.813 % of population with high education2013: 0.858 % of population with high education2014: 0.857 % of population with high education2015: 0.876 % of population with high education2016: 0.88 % of population with high education2017: 0.878 % of population with high education2018: 0.831 % of population with high education2019: 0.831 % of population with high education2020: 0.842 % of population with high education2021: 0.84 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 76th of 108 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.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education Change
1994 0.9%
1998 0.9% -1.3%
1999 0.9% -1.2%
2000 0.9% +1.2%
2003 0.9% -0.7%
2004 0.9% +0.6%
2005 0.9% -0.7%
2006 0.9% -0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% -0.0%
2010 0.9% -0.8%
2011 0.9% +1.4%
2012 0.8% -7.1%
2013 0.9% +5.5%
2014 0.9% -0.0%
2015 0.9% +2.2%
2016 0.9% +0.4%
2017 0.9% -0.2%
2018 0.8% -5.3%
2019 0.8% +0.0%
2020 0.8% +1.3%
2021 0.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 73 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  2. 74 Greece 0.8% compare
  3. 75 Argentina 0.8% compare
  4. 77 Serbia 0.8% compare
  5. 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
  6. 79 Uruguay 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 76th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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