Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 59.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ecuador peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 104th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.7% | — |
| 1974 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 40.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.9% | 32.6% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 37.3% | 41.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.1% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.3% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.8% | 59.3% | 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 secondary education who are female in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ecuador was 59.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Ecuador ranks 104th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release