Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador peaked at 11.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +109.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 90 Slovakia 3.9% compare
- 91 San Marino 3.9% compare
- 92 Slovenia 3.8% compare
- 94 Belarus 3.8% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 3.7% compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 3.7% 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 unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Ecuador was 3.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).