Ecuador - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Ecuador was 58.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 58.82 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.62 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 32.75
1974 32.62
1975 33.90
1976 35.46
1977 36.19
1978 36.94
1979 36.59
1980 37.34
1982 37.91
1983 39.10
1984 38.58
1985 39.90
1986 40.92
1987 40.81
1988 41.39
1993 44.23
1996 44.84
1998 45.63
2000 49.11
2001 49.11
2002 49.11
2003 49.29
2004 49.30
2005 49.41
2006 49.51
2007 49.76
2009 54.92
2010 55.31
2011 55.37
2012 56.08
2013 56.86
2014 57.26
2015 57.49
2016 57.38
2017 57.48
2018 58.11
2019 58.47
2020 58.82

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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