Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.2%
Change on year
up 58.6%
World rank
9th
of 28 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2016
All-time low
6.3%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 15.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 9th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15.8% | — |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.1% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 6 Sierra Leone 13.4% compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 12.5% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 12.0% compare
- 10 Togo 11.2% compare
- 11 China 10.3% compare
- 12 Qatar 10.0% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Ecuador was 11.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 9th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release