Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 61.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador, 2000–2018
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 61.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ecuador peaked at 61.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2005.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 49.4% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.1% | 61.4% | 9 |
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 61.4% in 2018, 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 61.4% in 2018.
- 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 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.