Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.