Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
75th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.30.41994200720211994: 0.332 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.382 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.329 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.344 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.326 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.287 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.28 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.311 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.313 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.331 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.328 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.35 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.35 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.34 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.404 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.428 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.369 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.357 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.321 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.321 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.246 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.216 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.268 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 75th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.3%
1998 0.4% +15.1%
1999 0.3% -14.0%
2000 0.3% +4.7%
2003 0.3% -5.4%
2004 0.3% -11.7%
2005 0.3% -2.6%
2006 0.3% +11.2%
2007 0.3% +0.7%
2008 0.3% +5.6%
2009 0.3% -0.9%
2010 0.4% +6.8%
2011 0.3% -0.1%
2012 0.3% -2.8%
2013 0.4% +18.9%
2014 0.4% +5.9%
2015 0.4% -13.7%
2016 0.4% -3.3%
2017 0.3% -10.1%
2018 0.3% +0.0%
2019 0.2% -23.4%
2020 0.2% -12.2%
2021 0.3% +24.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 72 Honduras 0.3% compare
  2. 73 Mongolia 0.3% compare
  3. 74 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  4. 76 Peru 0.3% compare
  5. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  6. 78 Georgia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Ecuador ranks 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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