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

Colombia
62,087 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.15 million number
in 2013
Colombia rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
14th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Colombia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.15 million number against 62,087 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.09 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 159 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 4,351 number 100,781 number 96,430 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 9,630 number 194,368 number 184,738 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 18,706 number 297,288 number 278,583 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 35,077 number 719,127 number 684,050 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 41,975 number 1.15 million number 1.11 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, female, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.15 million number against 62,087 number in Colombia as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
1.09 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)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Colombia ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.