Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 95th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.5% | — |
| 1972 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 79.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 79.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 63.5% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 64.6% | 65.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 65.0% | 68.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.5% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.4% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Ecuador was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.