Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 82.8% | — |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 85.1% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.1% | 97.4% | 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 percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release