Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ecuador
Ecuador: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ecuador, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Ecuador peaked at 19.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 74 South Africa 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 75 Ukraine 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 76 Thailand 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 78 Syria 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 79 Venezuela 18.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 80 Botswana 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Ecuador?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ecuador was 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.