Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 18.71 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Ecuador, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 18.71 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Ecuador peaked at 21.47 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.69, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.39 | 13.69 | 17.36 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.94 | 17.48 | 21.47 | 9 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Ecuador?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Ecuador was 18.71 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.47 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.69 in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.