Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 64.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ecuador peaked at 64.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 50.0% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.2% | 64.7% | 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 trained in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ecuador was 64.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release