Labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4908 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.4908 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.491 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3861 units per person, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 73rd of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4009 units per person | 0.3861 units per person | 0.4241 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4364 units per person | 0.41 units per person | 0.4551 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4576 units per person | 0.4267 units per person | 0.491 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4801 units per person | 0.4419 units per person | 0.4908 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Ecuador was 0.4908 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.491 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3861 units per person in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.