Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador stood at 73.1%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador peaked at 79.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 61st of 100 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 teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 72.5% | — |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 73.0% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 73.1% | 79.4% | 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 teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Ecuador was 73.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Ecuador ranks 61st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 primary education who are qualified 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