Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 69.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador is 69.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador peaked at 71.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 38th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 57.5% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 65.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.6% | 70.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ecuador was 69.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).