Which has higher labor force with advanced education, Ecuador or Jamaica?

Ecuador, at 77.2% against 76.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?

14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Jamaica: Labor force with advanced education

Ecuador

77.2%

in 2025

Jamaica

76.7%

in 2023

Ecuador rank

76th

Jamaica rank

77th

Labor force with advanced education over time

Ecuador
Jamaica

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 77.2% against 76.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 125 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	82.1%	81.9%	0.2%	Ecuador
2010s	79.4%	76.7%	2.7%	Ecuador
2020s	77.1%	74.6%	2.5%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force with advanced education, Ecuador or Jamaica?: Ecuador, at 77.2% against 76.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force with advanced education between Ecuador and Jamaica?: 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for labor force with advanced education?: Ecuador ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Jamaica: Labor force with advanced education. Statizoid, drawing on Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labor-force-with-advanced-education-percent-of-total-working-age-population-with-advanced/ecuador/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labor-force-with-advanced-education-percent-of-total-working-age-population-with-advanced/ecuador/jamaica/">Ecuador vs Jamaica: Labor force with advanced education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)
Unit: % of total working-age population with advanced education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 2,660 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).