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

Colombia
48,722 number
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
679,538 number
in 2018
Colombia rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 679,538 number against 48,722 number in Colombia, a difference of 630,816 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.9 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 179 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 46,924 number 192,176 number 145,252 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 48,023 number 277,483 number 229,460 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 48,560 number 444,917 number 396,357 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, female, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 679,538 number against 48,722 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
630,816 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, female?
Colombia ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.