Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 95.1% for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Ecuador peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2009.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 76.5% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Ecuador?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Ecuador was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.