Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 95.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador stood at 95.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador peaked at 95.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2008.
Ecuador ranks 103rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.7% | — |
| 2000 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +87.6% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.8%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +87.6% | 49.8% | 93.3% |
| 2008 | -42.8% | 87.0% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 49.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 100 Bhutan 95.8% compare
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 95.6% compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
- 104 Mongolia 95.5% compare
- 105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.5% compare
- 106 Belgium 95.4% compare
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 teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Ecuador was 95.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Ecuador ranks 103rd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release