Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
77th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.645 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.624 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.58 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.708 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.696 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.599 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.652 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.635 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.676 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.69 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.691 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.718 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.773 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.706 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.731 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.687 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.651 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.591 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.576 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.553 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.457 % of female youth in employment2020: 0.433 % of female youth in employment2021: 0.506 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.5% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2021.

That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 77th out of 90 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, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1994 0.6%
1998 0.6% -3.3%
1999 0.6% -7.0%
2000 0.7% +22.0%
2003 0.7% -1.7%
2004 0.6% -13.9%
2005 0.7% +8.9%
2006 0.6% -2.7%
2007 0.7% +6.5%
2008 0.7% +2.0%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.7% +3.9%
2011 0.8% +7.6%
2012 0.7% -8.6%
2013 0.7% +3.5%
2014 0.7% -6.1%
2015 0.7% -5.1%
2016 0.6% -9.3%
2017 0.6% -2.5%
2018 0.6% -4.0%
2019 0.5% -17.2%
2020 0.4% -5.4%
2021 0.5% +16.9%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 56% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 74 Peru 0.6% compare
  2. 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  3. 76 Bolivia 0.5% compare
  4. 78 India 0.5% compare
  5. 79 Rwanda 0.4% compare
  6. 80 Ghana 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Ecuador ranks 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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