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Ecuador
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Youth 2000 Profile
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| Total Population: |
12,646,000
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| Youth Population: |
2,567,138
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| Youth Population (15-24) in %: |
20.3%
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| Median Age (years): |
22.9
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Source: World Population Prospects (United Nations, New York, 1996) |
Youth Focal Points
Governmental:
Alberto Cardenas Davalos, Minister
Ministry for Social Welfare
Robles 850 y Paez
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: 593 2 502 197
Fax: 593 2 563 469
Non-Governmental (NGOs):
Asamblea Nacional por los Derechos de los Jovenes
Mr. Diego D. Orellana T., President
Casa Internacional de la Juventud (CIJ)
P.O. Box 01.01.1634
Cuenca, Ecuador
Tel: 5934 248 357
Fax: 5834 248 341
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Statistics on Youth
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| Demographic Indicators: |
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Total Population 1995: |
11,460,000
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Projected Population 2030: |
18,641,000
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Youth Population (15-24) 1995: |
20.5%
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Projected Youth Population 2030: |
15.2%
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Male Population (15-24) 1995: |
1,191,012
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Female Population (15-24) 1995: |
1,161,449
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Median Age 1995 (years): |
21.4
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Urban Population (15-24) 1995: |
1 301 914
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Rural Population (15-24) 1995: |
899 026
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Educational Indicators: |
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Education Compulsory Age (years): |
6-14
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Illiterate Total (15+) 1995: |
9.9% (11.7%; ~1990)
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Illiterate Males (15+) 1995: |
8.0% (9.5%; ~1990)
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Illiterate Females (15+) 1995: |
11.8% (13.8%; ~1990)
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Gross Enrolment 1994: |
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Secondary % of relevant age: |
MF:55 (1992)
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Tertiary % of relevant age: |
MF:20 (1990)
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Public Expenditure on Education: |
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As % of Current Government Expenditures: |
24.0% (1992)
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Expenditure on 2nd Level: |
33.7% (1992)
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Expenditure on 3rd Level: |
22.7% (1992)
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Employment Indicators: |
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Economic activity (15-19) in %: |
37.0% (1988)
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Economic activity (20-24) in %: |
55.1% (1988)
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Annual growth rate (15-19) in %: |
n/a
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Annual growth rate (20-24) in %: |
n/a
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Youth and Labor Force in %: |
32% (M:23%; F:9%) (1985)
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Total Unemployment in %: |
7.1% (1994)
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Youth Unemployment (15-19) in %: |
M:9.8%; F:9.7% (1994)
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Youth Unemployment (20-14) in %: |
M:14.5%; F:13.8% (1994)
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Health Indicators: |
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Male Life Expectancy (years) 1995: |
67
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Female Life Expectancy (years) 1995: |
72
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Birth Rate 1995: |
2.7
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Infant Mortality Rate in %: |
3.6
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Average Annual Population Growth in %: |
1.7
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Leading Causes of Death: |
n/a
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Human Rights Instruments:
Of 15 major international legal instruments adopted by intergovernmental bodies to the United Nations system relating to the human rights of youth, the Government of Ecuador has ratified or acceded to the following ten: Medical Examination of Young Persons: Industry (ILO/1946); Medical Examination of Young Persons: Non-Industrial Occupations (ILO/1946); Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (UN/1949); Maternity Protection (ILO/1952); Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (UN/1956); Discrimination in Education (UNESCO/1960); Medical Examination of Young Persons: Underground Work (ILO/1965); Civil and Political Rights (UN/1966); Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN/1966); and Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training: Human Resources Development (ILO/1975).
National Youth Policy
Within the government, the Ministry for Social Affairs coordinates the national youth policy of Ecuador together with other youth serving ministries. CEDC programme initiated by the government is a public policy plan for children and adolescents focused on the promotion of the rights of children and adolescents. A specific agendum under this programme is to address the main problem of children and adolescents child labor estimated approximately about 800,000 between the ages of 10-18 years of this 80% who do not attend school. About 29.5% of this category work for more than 41hours a week and 44.5% more than 30 hours a week. The Municipality of Tena donated a four-hectare plot for young people's project for the conservation of Amozonian resources, which is called "Amazon Park".
National Youth and Student Coordinating Bodies:
There are some national youth coordinating bodies in Ecuador. The National Youth Assembly (Assamblea Nacional por los Derechos de los Jovenes) has gathered over 140 youth organizations from all across Ecuador to discuss youth issues and offer their concrete proposals to government authorities. Another organization, the International Youth House (Casa Internacional de la Juventud), has an objective of acting in the fields of development, peace, education, cultural activities, ecology, education against drug addiction and international cooperation.
One of the NGOs, Ecuadorian Center for Training of Street Educators (CECAFEC), undertook a project entitled "Preventive education for children especially difficult circumstances (ECU/837)", which took place from May 1994 to December 1997. Recent local studies estimate the number of drug abusers in Ecuador at 400,000, of which some 30,000 need specialized treatment. The highest prevalence is found among youth between 17 and 25 years of age, although First-ever drug consumption starts much earlier. The group mostly at risk includes the so-called "children in especially difficult circumstances (CEDC)". In Ecuador there are 100,000 children between 6 and 17 years of age, working in the informal sectors. Further, there are 5,000 institutionalized children and 5,550 "street children" in Quito and Guayaquil alone. The project will use the nationwide reach and expertise of the NGO CECAFEC to implement drug abuse prevention programmes throughout the country for the benefit of CEDC at two levels: (a) training of 500 street educators for drug abuse prevention and basic counseling, and (b) incorporation of drug prevention into programmes of some 67 government agencies and NGOs working with CEDC in 12 Ecuadorian cities. The project will reach some 15,000 children at risk in Ecuador. The total budget was US$ 383,000.
A contact list of youth related organizations in Ecuador follows:
AIESEC Ecuador
Gran Colobia entre Manzarenes y Unidad Nacional
Casilla Postal 1909
Cuenca, Ecuador
Alberto Crdenas Davalos, Minister
National Youth Direction
Ministry for Social Welfare
Robles 850 y Paez
Quito, Ecuador
Asociacion Cristiana de Jovenes de Ecuador (ACJE)
Carrion 1155 y 10 de Agosto
Casilla Postal 17-011-177
Quito, Ecuador
Asociacion Nacional de Guias Scouts del Ecuador (ANGSE)
Carcelon Alta-calle Juan Berrezuete
Quito, Ecuador
Asociacion de Scouts del Ecuador (ASE)
Av. America 4501 y Manosca
P.O. Box 1708-8291
Quito, Ecuador
Casa Internacional de La Juventud
Av. Isidro Ayora (Sauces 1)
Casilla 09 01 3894
Mz F 31 V20 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Centro Andino de la Juventud (CAJ)
Casilla Postal 21304 EA
Rumipamba 1198
Quito, Ecuador
Confederacion de Nacionalidades del Indieenas del Equador Conaie(CNIEC)
Div. Juventud
Granados 2553 y 6 de Diciembre
Quito Pichinca, Ecuador
Cruz Roya Ecuatoriana de la Juventud (CREJ)
Av. Colombia Calle de la Cruz Roya
Casilla Postal 2119
Quito, Ecuador
Federacion de Estudiantes Universitarios de la Universidad Catolica (FEUUC)
Avda. 12 de Octuber y Veintimilla
Cassilla 17-079-251
Quito, Ecuador
Federacion de Estudiantes Universitarios del Ecuador (FEUE-Nacional)
Ciudad Universitaria Facultad de Bellas Artes
Quito, Ecuador
Fundacion Nuestros Jovenes (FNJ)
Inglaterra 566 y Mariana de Jesus
Quito, Ecuador
Fundacion Senda Juvenil (FSJ)
America 1530 y Ramirez Davados
Quito, Ecuador
Ibero-American Conference of Youth
Oficina Permanente Veintimilla, 325 y
Avda.12 de October Edifico Quito
12-El. Giron or Oficina 51 W.P.O. Box 1712432
Quito, Ecuador
Juventud Musicales del Ecuador (JME)
Calle Foch 520
Quito, Ecuador
Juventud Obrera Cristiana de America (JOCA)
c/o Helio Antonio Alves
Selva Alegre No. 169 y Av.10 de Agosto
Apartado Postal 17-211-200
Quito, Ecuador
MR Patricio Carrera M, President
Federation of Students
University of Ecuador
4 de Septiembre de 1996
Quito, Ecuador
National Youth Committee of Ecuador (CNJE)
Apartado Postale 222
Quito, Ecuador
Partido Democracia Popular-Secion Juventud (PDP-SJ)
Saa #153 y Sodiro
Quito, Ecuador
Partido Izquierda Democratica, Direccion de Juventud (PID-DJ)
Polonia # 161 y Vancouver
Quito, Ecuador
Partido Movimiento Popular Democratico (PMPD)
Juventud Revolucionaria del Ecuador (JRE)
Edificio Benalcazar #1000, Of. 506
Quito, Ecuador
Partido Social Cristiano (PSC)
Frente de Juventudes (FJ)
Carrion #548 y Reina Victoria
Quito, Ecuador
Partodo Socialista del Ecuador (PSE)
Juventud Socialista del Ecuador (JSE)
Palacio Legislato 3 piso Saa y Hnos. Pazminio
Quito, Ecuador
Secretariado Latinoamericano del MIEC-JEC (Estudiantes Catolicos/ Juventud Estudiantes Catolica)
Asuncion 529 y America 2 piso A
Casilla 17-03-1675
Quito, Ecuador
Union Latinoamericana de Juventudes Ecumenicas (ULJE)
Casilla 5328
Guayaquil, Ecuador
United Nations System Focal Points on Youth:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP Resident Representative
P.O. Box 1703-4731
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: 593 2 549 455 / 453 / 477
Fax: 593 2 500 552 / 553 (UNDP)
E-mail: fo.ecu@undp.org
United Nations System Projects on Youth:
UNESCO had undertaken a project entitled "international programme of education against drug abuse (IPED) - phase I (RLA/736)", which lasted from October 1992 to December 1996. The project is the preparatory phase of a broader UNESCO/UNDCP preventive education programme in the Andean region (total budget of US$ 1.4 million), aimed at reducing demand for drugs and at promoting regional cooperation and coordination. The project covers five countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The preparatory phase consists of the initial review and preparation of preventive education activities and the identification of pr priorities and development of an action plan for in-school and out-of-school populations. The exercise will serve as the basis for the design of national and/or sub-regionai project proposals in the field of educational drug prevention.
There are several projects of the UN system which have components concerned with youth in Ecuador in such sectors as: agriculture, education, environment, health, population and social development. Executing agencies of such projects are: UNOPS, IBRD and UNCHS. One example of such a project is in the social development sector. UNDP allocated US$473,700 for projects in 1995-1996 in Ecuador concerned with the promotion of a programme of human rights education and community action for human settlements. Those activities included a component on the role of youth in those human rights education programmes and in the community action for human settlements in Ecuador
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Other Countries
Sources:
Demographic Indicators: Demographic Yearbook 1995 (United Nations, New York, 1997). World
Population Prospects (United Nations, New York, 1996)
Education Indicators: UNESCO, Statistical Yearbook, 1996
Employment Indicators: Yearbook of Labour Statistics (ILO, Geneva, 1995); Yearbook of
Labour Statistics (ILO, Geneva, 1996). When no recent data was available, Youth Movements
of the World, United Kingdom; 1990 was used.
Health Indicators: World Health Statistics, (WHO, Geneva, 1995). World Development
Indicators, (Worldbank, Washington, DC, 1997). Statistical Charts and indicators on the
Situation of Youth, UN, New York: 1992.
Human Rights Instruments: Charts of Ratification of International Instruments (ILO,
UNESCO, UN, 1990)
National youth policy and Youth focal points: Data Base on Youth, Youth Unit, 1997.
Disclaimer: The United Nations Youth programme makes every effort to provide country
information based on the above sources. However, there may be mistakes due to the volume
of data. Please send any comments and suggestions to youth@un.org.
The information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations. |
