Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 61,665 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Ecuador, 1971–2018
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16,899 number | — |
| 1972 | 17,624 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 18,362 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 19,231 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 19,964 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 20,960 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 22,847 number | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 24,150 number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 24,699 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 25,868 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 27,696 number | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 29,509 number | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 29,571 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 32,526 number | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 34,121 number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 35,036 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 36,278 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 38,117 number | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 41,173 number | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 42,532 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 45,817 number | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 47,750 number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 50,160 number | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 51,800 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 54,242 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 56,016 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 57,541 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 56,027 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 58,087 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 59,934 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 60,761 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 62,222 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 63,295 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 65,287 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 69,734 number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 70,464 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68,830 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 65,193 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 62,661 number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 59,348 number | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 58,924 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 60,475 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 61,665 number | +2.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 61,665 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 61,665 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (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.