Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 44.8%
World rank
62nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

0.10.20.30.40.51994200720211994: 0.42 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.388 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.376 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242000: 0.438 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.416 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.382 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.387 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.382 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.379 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.38 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.401 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242010: 0.373 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.372 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.256 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.45 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.427 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.36 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.329 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.332 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.259 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.229 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242020: 0.139 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.201 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.2% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.8% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.4% -7.7%
1999 0.4% -3.0%
2000 0.4% +16.6%
2003 0.4% -5.0%
2004 0.4% -8.2%
2005 0.4% +1.2%
2006 0.4% -1.3%
2007 0.4% -0.7%
2008 0.4% +0.2%
2009 0.4% +5.4%
2010 0.4% -6.8%
2011 0.4% -0.4%
2012 0.3% -31.1%
2013 0.5% +75.7%
2014 0.4% -5.2%
2015 0.4% -15.7%
2016 0.3% -8.5%
2017 0.3% +0.9%
2018 0.3% -22.0%
2019 0.2% -11.7%
2020 0.1% -39.4%
2021 0.2% +44.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 59 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  2. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  3. 61 Peru 0.2% compare
  4. 63 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 64 Uganda 0.2% compare
  6. 65 Nepal 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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