Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Colombia
50,741 number
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
840,480 number
in 2018
Colombia rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197219952018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 840,480 number against 50,741 number in Colombia, a difference of 789,739 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 185 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 49,441 number 258,920 number 209,479 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 50,292 number 360,336 number 310,044 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 50,958 number 566,829 number 515,870 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 840,480 number against 50,741 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
789,739 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2014.
How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.