Colombia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 2.52 million number against 162,209 number in Colombia, a difference of 2.36 million number.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.6 times Colombia's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 176 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,974 number | 306,083 number | 287,109 number | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 41,586 number | 640,797 number | 599,211 number | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 63,728 number | 880,313 number | 816,584 number | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 90,651 number | 1.65 million number | 1.56 million number | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 116,810 number | 2.52 million number | 2.41 million number | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 2.52 million number against 162,209 number in Colombia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 2.36 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, 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 tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.