Unemployment with intermediate education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment with intermediate education was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with intermediate education in Ecuador stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Ecuador peaked at 10.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 87th of 130 countries on this measure, 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 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +62.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 84 New Zealand 4.9% compare
- 85 Cayman Islands 4.8% compare
- 86 Brunei Darussalam 4.8% compare
- 88 Philippines 4.6% compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5% compare
- 90 Slovakia 4.5% 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 in Ecuador?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Ecuador was 4.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 (% of total 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).