Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female

Colombia
142,508 number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.63 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million number against 142,508 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.48 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 67,996 number 217,000 number 149,004 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 107,238 number 505,779 number 398,541 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 153,660 number 891,058 number 737,397 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 144,930 number 1.11 million number 968,846 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 143,118 number 1.42 million number 1.28 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.63 million number against 142,508 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.48 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Colombia ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.