Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
94th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.151994200720211994: 0.036 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.024 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.023 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.105 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.147 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.106 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.098 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.092 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.097 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.116 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.12 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.1 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.092 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.101 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.084 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.073 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.094 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.106 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.087 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.078 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.076 % of male youth labor force2020: 0.072 % of male youth labor force2021: 0.057 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.

That places Ecuador 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1994 0.0%
1998 0.0% -35.2%
1999 0.0% -3.1%
2000 0.1% +360.1%
2003 0.1% +39.6%
2004 0.1% -27.4%
2005 0.1% -7.9%
2006 0.1% -5.7%
2007 0.1% +4.9%
2008 0.1% +19.7%
2009 0.1% +3.3%
2010 0.1% -16.8%
2011 0.1% -7.7%
2012 0.1% +10.1%
2013 0.1% -17.1%
2014 0.1% -12.8%
2015 0.1% +28.1%
2016 0.1% +12.4%
2017 0.1% -18.0%
2018 0.1% -10.1%
2019 0.1% -2.2%
2020 0.1% -6.0%
2021 0.1% -20.9%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 27% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +360.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 91 Mexico 0.1% compare
  2. 92 Ghana 0.1% compare
  3. 93 Nigeria 0.1% compare
  4. 95 Nepal 0.1% compare
  5. 96 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
  6. 97 Guinea 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Ecuador ranks 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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