Colombia vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Colombia
98.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
84.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
56th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
54th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

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

Colombia currently reports 98.4% against 84.1% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 56th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 54th of 131 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Difference Ahead
2000s 100.0% 95.3% 4.7% Colombia
2010s 97.9% 81.7% 16.2% Colombia
2020s 98.4% 82.4% 16.0% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Colombia or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Colombia, at 98.4% against 84.1% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
14.3%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Colombia ranks 56th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 54th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
312 places, 5,126 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release