Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 55,489 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
55,489
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
54th
of 210 countries
All-time high
55,489
in 2024
All-time low
5,141
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 55,489 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 55,489 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,141, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 54th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,141 | — |
| 1974 | 6,397 | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 7,147 | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 8,315 | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 9,456 | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 10,272 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 13,096 | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 11,849 | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 14,147 | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 15,941 | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 15,758 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 17,789 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 19,440 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 20,305 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 22,170 | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 27,730 | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 30,231 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 34,223 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 33,170 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 33,866 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 34,954 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36,123 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 36,823 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 37,422 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 38,032 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 38,768 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42,049 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 45,905 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 46,355 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 46,534 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 46,534 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48,287 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 49,702 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 50,455 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 52,099 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 53,308 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 54,147 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 53,010 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 52,822 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 54,022 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 54,922 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55,489 | +1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 55,489 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 55,489 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,967, 7.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,546 | 5,141 | 13,096 | 7 |
| 1980s | 17,175 | 11,849 | 22,170 | 8 |
| 1990s | 30,728 | 27,730 | 34,223 | 3 |
| 2000s | 36,801 | 33,170 | 42,049 | 9 |
| 2010s | 49,333 | 45,905 | 54,147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,053 | 52,822 | 55,489 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Ecuador?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Ecuador was 55,489 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55,489 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,141 in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release