ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Ecuador
The ILO estimates that 18.9% of young people in Ecuador were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Ecuador, 2025
18.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
87th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Ecuador over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.9% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 19.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Ecuador has the 87th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.2%
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Primary completion (UIS)
98.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
91.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
13.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS