Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Colombia
162,209 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
1.91 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.91 million number against 162,209 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.75 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 18,974 number 250,874 number 231,900 number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 41,586 number 498,080 number 456,494 number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 63,728 number 694,672 number 630,943 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 90,651 number 1.20 million number 1.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 144,846 number 1.83 million number 1.68 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.91 million number against 162,209 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
1.75 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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.