Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 2003
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.811994200720211994: 0.94 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.96 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.956 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.828 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.781 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.823 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.834 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.851 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.867 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.83 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.838 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.874 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.877 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.891 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.88 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.893 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.872 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.866 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.883 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.904 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.904 % of youth labor force with high education2020: 0.898 % of youth labor force with high education2021: 0.913 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.

That places Ecuador 16th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1994 0.9%
1998 1.0% +2.1%
1999 1.0% -0.4%
2000 0.8% -13.4%
2003 0.8% -5.7%
2004 0.8% +5.4%
2005 0.8% +1.2%
2006 0.9% +2.0%
2007 0.9% +2.0%
2008 0.8% -4.3%
2009 0.8% +0.9%
2010 0.9% +4.4%
2011 0.9% +0.2%
2012 0.9% +1.6%
2013 0.9% -1.2%
2014 0.9% +1.5%
2015 0.9% -2.3%
2016 0.9% -0.7%
2017 0.9% +1.9%
2018 0.9% +2.5%
2019 0.9% -0.0%
2020 0.9% -0.7%
2021 0.9% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 13 Ghana 0.9% compare
  2. 14 Germany 0.9% compare
  3. 15 Mexico 0.9% compare
  4. 17 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  5. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  6. 19 Iceland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
How does Ecuador rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 16th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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