Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary was 83.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 83.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ecuador peaked at 83.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 60th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 83.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.8%, 92% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 83.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.7%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.3% | 83.2% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ecuador?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ecuador was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release