Ecuador - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Ecuador was 78.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 78.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.51 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 63.51
1972 64.15
1973 64.70
1974 65.04
1975 64.29
1976 64.93
1977 65.28
1978 65.66
1979 65.58
1980 64.95
1981 65.30
1982 64.91
1983 65.39
1984 64.60
1985 64.71
1986 65.26
1987 65.29
1988 65.35
1993 65.00
1994 66.98
1995 67.93
1996 68.06
1997 67.24
1998 67.47
1999 67.65
2000 67.64
2001 67.89
2002 69.15
2003 69.37
2004 69.68
2005 69.64
2006 69.82
2007 70.04
2009 72.12
2010 72.51
2011 72.51
2012 72.75
2013 73.44
2014 73.95
2015 74.58
2016 75.79
2017 76.73
2018 77.43
2019 77.81
2020 78.38

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs