Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 26,420 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2000–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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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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.