NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador

Ecuador: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.72 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
17.72
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
49th
of 113 countries
All-time high
21.03
in 2003
All-time low
15.66
in 2010
Years of data
24
2000–2025

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador, 2000–2025

051015202000201220252000: 212001: 182003: 212004: 18.42005: 17.52006: 172007: 16.42008: 16.12009: 16.52010: 15.72011: 16.42012: 16.62013: 17.42014: 20.22015: 19.82016: 18.42017: 17.62018: 17.72019: 17.52021: 18.52022: 182023: 18.62024: 192025: 17.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 17.72 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador peaked at 21.03 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.66, in 2010.

Ecuador ranks 49th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 20.96
2001 18.03 -14.0%
2003 21.03 +16.6%
2004 18.43 -12.3%
2005 17.46 -5.3%
2006 17.05 -2.4%
2007 16.37 -4.0%
2008 16.14 -1.4%
2009 16.5 +2.2%
2010 15.66 -5.1%
2011 16.43 +4.9%
2012 16.55 +0.7%
2013 17.36 +4.9%
2014 20.23 +16.6%
2015 19.81 -2.1%
2016 18.44 -6.9%
2017 17.56 -4.8%
2018 17.67 +0.6%
2019 17.52 -0.9%
2021 18.5 +5.6%
2022 17.99 -2.7%
2023 18.63 +3.6%
2024 18.95 +1.7%
2025 17.72 -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18 16.14 21.03 9
2010s 17.72 15.66 20.23 10
2020s 18.36 17.72 18.95 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 46 Paraguay 18.59 compare
  2. 47 Kenya 18.5 compare
  3. 48 Seychelles 17.8 compare
  4. 50 Sri Lanka 17.23 compare
  5. 51 Romania 17.04 compare
  6. 52 Mexico 15.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ecuador was 17.72 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.03 in 2003.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 2010.
How does Ecuador rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Ecuador ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.