Colombia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Colombia
48,722 number
in 2014
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.05 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
27th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
24th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.05 million number against 48,722 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.00 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 21.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 7,258 number 252,103 number 244,846 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 41,344 number 646,276 number 604,933 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 48,023 number 828,268 number 780,245 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 48,560 number 971,356 number 922,796 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Colombia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.05 million number against 48,722 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.00 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2014.
How do Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Colombia ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.