Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0052 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0052 units per person.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0061 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1972.
That places Ecuador 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 units per person | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0052 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1972.
- How does Ecuador rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.