Ecuador: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2.08 percentage points from 40.15% in 2018. Since 1997 it is up 22.5 percentage points from 19.74% in 1997. The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Ecuador had the 22nd highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2023 ranking

• Türkiye — 18th of 30: 46.17%
• Indonesia — 19th of 30: 44.63%
• India — 20th of 30: 44.27%
• Cyprus — 22nd of 30: 42.22%
• Botswana — 23rd of 30: 41.52%
• Singapore — 24th of 30: 41.01%

What this measures

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Aruba — 53.96% (2016)
• Belize — 54.01% (2024)
• Brazil — 46.97% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 63.16% (2024)
• Colombia — 40.34% (2022)
• Cuba — 61.71% (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 46.96% (2024)
• El Salvador — 39.98% (2023)
• Honduras — 48.88% (2024)
• Panama — 50.05% (2023)

More education data for Ecuador

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.72 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 77,432 (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 55.29% (2021)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 79.45% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 1.79 million (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary — 19.32 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

42.24% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is up 22.5 percentage points from 19.74% in 1997. The highest value was 42.24% in 2023 and the lowest 19.74% in 1997.

How does Ecuador rank?

22nd highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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