Colombia vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Colombia
97.6%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
83.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
60th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Colombia
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 97.6% against 83.8% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 13.8%.
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 58th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 60th of 139 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% | 88.6% | 11.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 79.2% | 18.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 82.3% | 15.8% | 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 97.6% against 83.8% 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)?
- 13.8%, 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 58th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 60th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). 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