Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 42,996 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador is 42,996 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 44,563 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 38,803 number, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 47th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,330 number | — |
| 2001 | 40,217 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 41,643 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43,258 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 43,817 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 43,476 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 44,094 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44,563 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 38,803 number | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 42,951 number | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 44,368 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 44,156 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43,101 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 43,937 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 43,860 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42,610 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 42,900 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 42,996 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,133 number | 38,803 number | 44,563 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 43,431 number | 42,610 number | 44,368 number | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 42,996 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 44,563 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,803 number in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.