Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador is 62.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador peaked at 62.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2005.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 49.4% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 60.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.2% | 62.9% | 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador was 62.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2005.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release