Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Ecuador?

Ecuador, at 61,665 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Belgium and Ecuador?

1,379 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?

24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, female

Belgium

60,286 number

in 2018

Ecuador

61,665 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

57th

Ecuador rank

56th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Belgium
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 61,665 number against 60,286 number in Belgium, a difference of 1,379 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,572 number	21,464 number	6,107 number	Belgium
1980s	26,290 number	31,049 number	4,759 number	Ecuador
1990s	43,172 number	41,852 number	1,320 number	Belgium
2000s	51,744 number	63,024 number	11,280 number	Ecuador
2010s	56,437 number	64,144 number	7,707 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 61,665 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Belgium and Ecuador?: 1,379 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Belgium ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.