Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 26,420 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26,420 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
41st
of 138 countries
All-time high
26,845 number
in 2014
All-time low
19,563 number
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2000–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000200920182000: 19.6k number2001: 20.0k number2002: 20.7k number2003: 21.5k number2004: 21.9k number2005: 21.5k number2006: 21.8k number2007: 22.2k number2009: 23.1k number2010: 25.8k number2011: 26.7k number2012: 26.8k number2013: 26.4k number2014: 26.8k number2015: 26.8k number2016: 25.9k number2017: 26.1k number2018: 26.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador stood at 26,420 number.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 26,845 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19,563 number, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 41st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 19,563 number
2001 20,004 number +2.3%
2002 20,713 number +3.5%
2003 21,529 number +3.9%
2004 21,897 number +1.7%
2005 21,486 number -1.9%
2006 21,831 number +1.6%
2007 22,180 number +1.6%
2009 23,139 number +4.3%
2010 25,840 number +11.7%
2011 26,659 number +3.2%
2012 26,821 number +0.6%
2013 26,359 number -1.7%
2014 26,845 number +1.8%
2015 26,783 number -0.2%
2016 25,885 number -3.4%
2017 26,112 number +0.9%
2018 26,420 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21,371 number 19,563 number 23,139 number 9
2010s 26,414 number 25,840 number 26,845 number 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 38 Hungary 30,500 number compare
  2. 39 Portugal 28,753 number compare
  3. 40 Greece 28,038 number compare
  4. 42 Cuba 25,752 number compare
  5. 43 Ethiopia 25,538 number compare
  6. 44 Madagascar 25,090 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador was 26,420 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 26,845 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 19,563 number in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Ecuador ranks 41st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female 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.