Working-age population with primary education, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
45th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1994
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

0.10.20.30.40.51994200720211994: 0.456 % of total population in working age1998: 0.42 % of total population in working age1999: 0.405 % of total population in working age2000: 0.339 % of total population in working age2003: 0.392 % of total population in working age2004: 0.386 % of total population in working age2005: 0.374 % of total population in working age2006: 0.367 % of total population in working age2007: 0.368 % of total population in working age2008: 0.353 % of total population in working age2009: 0.347 % of total population in working age2010: 0.33 % of total population in working age2011: 0.316 % of total population in working age2012: 0.111 % of total population in working age2013: 0.309 % of total population in working age2014: 0.304 % of total population in working age2015: 0.286 % of total population in working age2016: 0.282 % of total population in working age2017: 0.274 % of total population in working age2018: 0.279 % of total population in working age2019: 0.274 % of total population in working age2020: 0.261 % of total population in working age2021: 0.248 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.2% for working-age population with primary education, total in 2021.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 45th of 113 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 with primary education, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.4% -7.8%
1999 0.4% -3.6%
2000 0.3% -16.4%
2003 0.4% +15.7%
2004 0.4% -1.6%
2005 0.4% -3.2%
2006 0.4% -1.9%
2007 0.4% +0.3%
2008 0.4% -4.1%
2009 0.3% -1.8%
2010 0.3% -4.8%
2011 0.3% -4.4%
2012 0.1% -64.7%
2013 0.3% +177.3%
2014 0.3% -1.7%
2015 0.3% -6.0%
2016 0.3% -1.2%
2017 0.3% -3.0%
2018 0.3% +1.8%
2019 0.3% -1.6%
2020 0.3% -4.8%
2021 0.2% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 42 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 43 Morocco 0.3% compare
  3. 44 Senegal 0.3% compare
  4. 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
  5. 47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  6. 48 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Ecuador?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Ecuador ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 with primary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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