Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.050.10.150.21994200720211994: 0.16 % of urban youth population1998: 0.18 % of urban youth population1999: 0.138 % of urban youth population2000: 0.13 % of urban youth population2003: 0.105 % of urban youth population2004: 0.105 % of urban youth population2005: 0.103 % of urban youth population2006: 0.113 % of urban youth population2007: 0.108 % of urban youth population2008: 0.094 % of urban youth population2009: 0.105 % of urban youth population2010: 0.104 % of urban youth population2011: 0.122 % of urban youth population2012: 0.116 % of urban youth population2013: 0.142 % of urban youth population2014: 0.163 % of urban youth population2015: 0.154 % of urban youth population2016: 0.14 % of urban youth population2017: 0.141 % of urban youth population2018: 0.142 % of urban youth population2019: 0.144 % of urban youth population2020: 0.141 % of urban youth population2021: 0.153 % of urban youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth population.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in 2021.

The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.2% +12.3%
1999 0.1% -23.1%
2000 0.1% -5.8%
2003 0.1% -19.2%
2004 0.1% -0.2%
2005 0.1% -1.6%
2006 0.1% +9.0%
2007 0.1% -4.1%
2008 0.1% -12.5%
2009 0.1% +10.7%
2010 0.1% -0.5%
2011 0.1% +17.1%
2012 0.1% -5.2%
2013 0.1% +22.8%
2014 0.2% +15.0%
2015 0.2% -5.6%
2016 0.1% -8.9%
2017 0.1% +0.5%
2018 0.1% +0.9%
2019 0.1% +0.8%
2020 0.1% -1.6%
2021 0.2% +8.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 32 Morocco 0.2% compare
  2. 33 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  3. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  4. 36 Colombia 0.2% compare
  5. 37 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  6. 38 Belize 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Ecuador ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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