Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% 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, male (% of) in Ecuador is 10.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ecuador peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
Ecuador ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, 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, male (% of) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8% | — |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 10.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 10.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 11.5% compare
- 119 United States 11.3% compare
- 120 Bangladesh 10.9% compare
- 122 Greece 10.8% compare
- 123 Liberia 10.8% compare
- 124 Myanmar 10.7% compare
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, male (% of) in Ecuador?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ecuador was 10.8% 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, male (% of) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Ecuador ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (% of male 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).