Female teachers in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female teachers was 79.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.45
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
95th
of 212 countries
All-time high
79.45
in 2024
All-time low
63.51
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
Female teachers in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, female teachers in Ecuador stood at 79.45. 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, female teachers in Ecuador peaked at 79.45 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.51, 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.
Female teachers in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.51 | — |
| 1972 | 64.15 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.7 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 65.04 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 64.29 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 64.93 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.28 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 65.66 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 65.58 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 64.95 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 65.3 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 64.91 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.39 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 64.6 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 64.71 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 65.26 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 65.29 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.35 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 66.98 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 67.93 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 68.06 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.24 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.47 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.65 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.64 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.89 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.15 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.37 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.68 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.64 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.82 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.04 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.12 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.51 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.51 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.75 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.44 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.94 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.58 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.79 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.73 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 77.43 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.81 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.38 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.77 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.91 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.86 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.45 | +0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 79.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 79.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.17, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.79 | 63.51 | 65.66 | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.08 | 64.6 | 65.39 | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.19 | 65 | 68.06 | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.48 | 67.64 | 72.12 | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.75 | 72.51 | 77.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.87 | 78.38 | 79.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Ecuador?
- Female teachers in Ecuador was 79.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.45 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.51 in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for female teachers?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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