Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 26,888 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 26,888 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 26,888 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,607 number, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 36th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female (number) (Teachers) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,607 number | — |
| 2001 | 13,862 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14,241 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 14,594 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14,926 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15,936 number | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 16,201 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16,588 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 18,910 number | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 20,065 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 19,696 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 19,713 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 20,175 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 21,442 number | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 22,919 number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 24,570 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 25,987 number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 26,888 number | +3.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 26,888 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 26,888 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442 number, 7.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,429 number | 13,607 number | 18,910 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 22,384 number | 19,696 number | 26,888 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 upper secondary education, female in Ecuador?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ecuador was 26,888 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26,888 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,607 number in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 upper 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 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.