Ecuador: Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

Since 2000 it is up 11.79 percentage points from 72.18% in 2000. The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Ecuador's labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) fell 0.29 percentage points on 2024 (from 84.27% to 83.98%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +0.9 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.11 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.18 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.38 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Ecuador had the 1st highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2025 ranking

• Brazil — 2nd of 17: 83.89%
• Peru — 3rd of 17: 82.8%
• Colombia — 4th of 17: 81.47%

What this measures

The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 73.21% (2024)
• Bolivia — 84.69% (2024)
• Brazil — 83.89% (2025)
• Chile — 76.17% (2025)
• Colombia — 81.47% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 71.46% (2025)
• Dominican Republic

More social protection & labor data for Ecuador

• Net migration — -17,219 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 26,428 (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 3.23% (2025)
• Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 4.07% (2025)
• Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 2.64% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 64.3% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 32.31% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education)?

83.98% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 11.79 percentage points from 72.18% in 2000. The highest value was 85.11% in 2017 and the lowest 66.43% in 2005.

How does Ecuador rank?

1st highest of 17 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) unusual for Ecuador?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.INTM.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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