Colombia vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Colombia
53.1%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
54.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
114th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
116th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 54.2% against 53.1% in Colombia, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 114th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 116th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Difference Ahead
2000s 51.6% 47.9% 3.6% Colombia
2010s 53.1% 50.4% 2.7% Colombia
2020s 53.1% 53.3% 0.2% ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Colombia or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 54.2% against 53.1% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
1.1%, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Colombia ranks 114th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 116th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release