Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador is 27.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador peaked at 30.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.4% | — |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 27.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 27.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 23.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.9% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ecuador was 27.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).