Unemployment with basic education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment with basic education was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.3% for unemployment with basic education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Ecuador peaked at 5.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Ecuador?
- Unemployment with basic education in Ecuador was 1.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 (% of total 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).