Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 45.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador is 45.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador peaked at 45.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2006.
That places Ecuador 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34.4% | — |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +30.7% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 45.3% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.2% | 40.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.5% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 37.6% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 10 Dominican Republic 47.8% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 46.2% compare
- 12 Honduras 46.0% compare
- 14 Sweden 44.7% compare
- 15 United States of America 44.1% compare
- 16 Latvia 44.0% compare
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Ecuador was 45.3% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2006.
- How does Ecuador rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).