Primary education, teachers in Ecuador
Ecuador: Primary education, teachers was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 79.4% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Ecuador peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 90th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 63.5% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 64.6% | 65.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 65.0% | 68.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.5% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.4% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.0% (2023)
- Labor force, female 41.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Ecuador?
- Primary education, teachers in Ecuador was 79.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for primary education, teachers?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.