Unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment with basic education, female was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador peaked at 6.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 119th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +70.8% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 116 Philippines 2.1% compare
- 117 Hong Kong, China 2.0% compare
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- 120 Indonesia 1.6% compare
- 121 India 1.6% compare
- 122 Macau, China 1.6% 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 unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Ecuador was 1.6% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).