What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and Colombia?

156,989, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Colombia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Colombia: Primary education, teachers

Central Europe and the Baltics

337,770

in 2024

Colombia

180,781

in 2022

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

39th

Colombia rank

38th

Primary education, teachers over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Colombia

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 337,770 against 180,781 in Colombia, a difference of 156,989.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 1.9 times Colombia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 38th of 43 groups.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	568,869	194,060	374,809	Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s	460,187	187,900	272,287	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	412,793	184,549	228,244	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	336,298	176,822	159,476	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Central Europe and the Baltics or Colombia?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 337,770 against 180,781 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and Colombia?: 156,989, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Colombia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Colombia rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 38th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.