Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 48,738 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 48,738 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 48,738 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28,218 number, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 134 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,218 number | — |
| 2001 | 28,746 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29,532 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 30,026 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 30,868 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 32,267 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 32,723 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 33,341 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 37,757 number | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 40,038 number | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 39,352 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 38,826 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 38,732 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40,389 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 42,595 number | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 45,314 number | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 47,742 number | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 48,738 number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,498 number | 28,218 number | 37,757 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 42,414 number | 38,732 number | 48,738 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 48,738 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48,738 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,218 number in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.