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

Ecuador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
82nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.54 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.571 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.548 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.603 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.61 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.564 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.583 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.59 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.602 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.623 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.631 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.634 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.659 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.632 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.681 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.666 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.632 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.591 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.579 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.551 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.481 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.422 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.452 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Ecuador stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 82nd out of 92 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, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.6% +5.7%
1999 0.5% -4.0%
2000 0.6% +9.9%
2003 0.6% +1.3%
2004 0.6% -7.6%
2005 0.6% +3.4%
2006 0.6% +1.2%
2007 0.6% +2.0%
2008 0.6% +3.5%
2009 0.6% +1.4%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.7% +4.0%
2012 0.6% -4.1%
2013 0.7% +7.7%
2014 0.7% -2.2%
2015 0.6% -5.0%
2016 0.6% -6.6%
2017 0.6% -2.1%
2018 0.6% -4.7%
2019 0.5% -12.7%
2020 0.4% -12.4%
2021 0.5% +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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, total (% of total employed youth 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, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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