Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 27.6% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador peaked at 35.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.7% | — |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.3% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.3% | 29.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.6% | 29.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador was 27.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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