Colombia vs Lower middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Colombia
162,209 number
in 2018
Lower middle income
2.59 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
15th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 2.59 million number against 162,209 number in Colombia, a difference of 2.43 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 19,938 number 496,801 number 476,862 number Lower middle income
1980s 41,586 number 664,793 number 623,207 number Lower middle income
1990s 63,728 number 750,395 number 686,666 number Lower middle income
2000s 90,651 number 1.32 million number 1.23 million number Lower middle income
2010s 144,846 number 2.50 million number 2.36 million number Lower middle 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 Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 2.59 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 Lower middle income?
2.43 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lower middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Lower middle income rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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.