Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 48.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador stood at 48.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador peaked at 56.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 57 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 upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50.9% | — |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.2% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 48.6% | 56.9% | 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 upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Ecuador was 48.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 upper secondary 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