Teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, female was 61,665 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 61,665 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 70,464 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16,899 number, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 56th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,526 number | 16,899 number | 24,699 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 32,080 number | 25,868 number | 38,117 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 47,639 number | 41,173 number | 54,242 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 59,908 number | 56,016 number | 65,287 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 64,144 number | 58,924 number | 70,464 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador was 61,665 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70,464 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,899 number in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.