Colombia vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Colombia
77.0%
in 2022
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
68.4%
in 2024
Colombia rank
108th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
111th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Colombia
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 77.0% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 108th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th of 212 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.2% | 41.9% | 35.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 48.7% | 30.3% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 56.0% | 21.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 60.4% | 16.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 64.3% | 13.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 66.7% | 10.9% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Colombia or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Colombia, at 77.0% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Colombia and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 8.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Colombia ranks 108th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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
February 2026 Data Release