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

Ecuador, at 61,665 number against 56,697 number in Sweden as of 2018.

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

4,968 number, with Ecuador ahead.

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

29 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.

Ecuador vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female

Ecuador

61,665 number

in 2018

Sweden

56,697 number

in 2018

Ecuador rank

56th

Sweden rank

58th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Ecuador
Sweden

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 61,665 number against 56,697 number in Sweden, a difference of 4,968 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Ecuador ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	19,083 number	30,446 number	11,362 number	Sweden
1990s	47,639 number	47,184 number	455.57 number	Ecuador
2000s	60,393 number	52,841 number	7,552 number	Ecuador
2010s	64,144 number	51,235 number	12,909 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ecuador or Sweden?: Ecuador, at 61,665 number against 56,697 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ecuador and Sweden?: 4,968 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Ecuador ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th 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.