Latest News:  

English>>World

Ecuador makes strides in human development: UN report

(Xinhua)

11:03, May 08, 2013

QUITO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador has evolved from a country of medium human development to one of high human development within seven years, according to an annual Human Development Index report of the United Nations.

Ecuador is one of the four countries that have improved their standings by rising 10 places in seven years, Ecuador's official Andes news agency reported on Tuesday.

The index measures three basic aspects of life expectancy, education and income levels. Ecuador ranks 89th in the world.

In Ecuador, life expectancy increased from 74.9 years in 2006 to 76 years in 2012.

The average number of school years received by individuals over 25 years old went from 7.3 years in 2006 to 8 years in 2012 and the expected years of education received by minors rose from 11.4 years in 2006 to 13.7 years in 2012.

Per capita annual gross income in Ecuador grew from 6,425 U.S. dollars in 2006 to 7,471 dollars in 2012.

Ecuador has also made progress apart from the three categories measured by the index. Unemployment in Ecuador is among the lowest Latin America -- 4.1 percent against the region's average 7.5 percent.

Ecuador is also one of the countries that have made biggest strides in poverty reduction in the region, with its poverty rate dropping from 37.6 percent in 2006 to 27.3 percent in 2012.

We recommend:

New Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in

See the remarkable photos of April

May Day protests around the globle

People rally to urge immigration policy

Greek Orthodox Patriarch's washing of feet ceremony

101.73-carat diamond to be auctioned in Geneva

Email|Print|Comments(Editor:LiangJun、Yao Chun)

Leave your comment0 comments

  1. Name

  

Selections for you


  1. 11th Int'l Defence Industry Fair opens

  2. CTF 151 commander visits "Harbin" destroyer

  3. Top DPRK leader inspects projects

  4. Little boy walking on his hands

  5. Public hearing to discuss taxi fare increase

  6. Police destroy counterfeit red wines

  7. Women's underwear rugby

  8. Precious cultural heritage in Fuzhou

  9. HOFEX 2013 kicks off in Hong Kong

  10. Sweet 'lovers hotel' making good profit

Most Popular

Opinions

  1. China's regional disparity offers growth potential
  2. US war on terror bent by strategy
  3. China's rating not jeopardized by slower growth
  4. Innovation: The engine for development
  5. Rising wages reach a milestone
  6. Japanese PM Abe unable to read situation
  7. North Korea testing limits of tolerance
  8. China's multifaceted financial diplomacy benefits all
  9. H7N9 won't affect China’s economy significantly
  10. Private retirement system to benefit China

What’s happening in China

Young tenants' Beijing dream

  1. The daily routine of a poisoning victim's family
  2. Life getting better at Beijing detention houses
  3. L'Occitane cream fails quality check
  4. Rich looking overseas to preserve wealth
  5. Kunming's PX project still on hold