Labor force, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Labor force, female was 41.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 41.0% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Ecuador peaked at 41.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 132nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.6% | — |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.6% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 36.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 38.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.6% | 41.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Ecuador?
- Labor force, female in Ecuador was 41.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for labor force, female?
- Ecuador ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.