Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.811994200720211994: 0.852 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.889 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.874 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.839 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.876 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.882 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.878 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.886 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.888 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.879 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.881 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.882 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.885 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.676 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.895 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.912 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.912 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.914 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.904 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.906 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.911 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.915 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.925 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador is 0.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

That places Ecuador 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1994 0.9% —
1998 0.9% +4.3%
1999 0.9% -1.7%
2000 0.8% -3.9%
2003 0.9% +4.4%
2004 0.9% +0.7%
2005 0.9% -0.5%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% +0.3%
2008 0.9% -1.1%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% +0.0%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.7% -23.5%
2013 0.9% +32.3%
2014 0.9% +1.8%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% -1.2%
2018 0.9% +0.3%
2019 0.9% +0.6%
2020 0.9% +0.4%
2021 0.9% +1.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +32.3% 0.7% 0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 34 Russia 0.9% compare
  2. 35 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 36 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  4. 38 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  5. 39 South Korea 0.9% compare
  6. 40 Poland 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Ecuador ranks 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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