Colombia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Colombia
162,209 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2.52 million number
in 2013
Colombia rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.